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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Watershed,” in italics, the person floating is now in space seeing what as God must view it?
(a) The sun.
(b) The galaxy.
(c) The world.
(d) Mankind.

2. Has the narrator of "The Angels" had other angel encounters?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) Yes, regularly.
(c) Yes, rarely.
(d) No, never.

3. What will the other character do as you discover what each light, line, and shadow is in "A Man's World"?
(a) He will watch you.
(b) He will chuckle.
(c) He will wink at you.
(d) He will leave you in peace.

4. In Stanza 3 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," the speaker says that the entire country may not be able to heal from what?
(a) Slavery.
(b) The abuse of power.
(c) This separation of parent and child.
(d) The plantation life.

5. What causes the speaker in "Wade in the Water" painful grief?
(a) The woman going to each stranger saying, "I love you" and meaning it.
(b) The people in chains.
(c) The fear in everyone's eyes.
(d) The river in which people wade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does “Unrest in Baton Rouge” begin?

2. In “Unrest in Baton Rouge,” the narrator describes how people watch and are saddened by violent actions but then do what?

3. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says in Stanza 1 it is terrible belonging to this woman. Why?

4. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says they do not want those who are descendants of the people sold as property to know their history. Why?

5. The character in "Hill Country" comes down the road in his jeep with the windows rolled down. Why?

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