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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. History in "Ghazal" is described as a ship that is always setting sail where the men on either shore do what?
(a) Tease us about our name.
(b) Call us names.
(c) Destroy everything that is not our name.
(d) Fight over our name.

2. What is the reason Mary gives for why it would not be in the best interest of the slaves to be set free?
(a) They cannot be trusted.
(b) They are too needed on the plantation.
(c) They are in a degraded state.
(d) They could not survive among free society.

3. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" is happy to live without these troubles of slavery and is what?
(a) Willing to ask her owner to free her.
(b) At peace with God.
(c) Willing to run away.
(d) Hoping to be freed soon.

4. Who is the character in "Hill Country" revealed to be?
(a) God.
(b) An angel.
(c) Abraham.
(d) A woodsman.

5. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” there is a collection of addresses to various people. What is the purpose of this collection?
(a) To show the reader how educated the Civil War soldiers were.
(b) To show the reader how polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(c) To show the reader how many left slavery to fight in the Civil War.
(d) To show the reader the various reasons why colored Civil War soldiers were asking for their pensions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," if these people turn out to be evil, then the speaker and others like her will meet this evil how?

2. What does the speaker in "The Angels" hope some angels are?

3. In "Declaration," the people have reminded those in power of how they came to live in this nation, taken captive where?

4. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?

5. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?

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