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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Eternity,” what are flying in the sky?
(a) Kites and birds.
(b) Airplanes and helicoptors.
(c) Paper airplanes.
(d) Balloons and lanterns.

2. "Dusk" begins with the speaker comparing life with her self-centered daughter to what?
(a) Work.
(b) Life lessons.
(c) War.
(d) Torture.

3. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker is questioning an unknown person, asking what?
(a) What language they speak and what country they are from.
(b) What job qualifications they have.
(c) Why they have been sent there and if they plan to steal anything.
(d) What they have come from and where they plan to go.

4. What happens to the sick child who was removed from the camp with his family in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) He is ill but arrives at the family's new home safely.
(b) He survives for a few more months.
(c) He is treated by the Army physician and heals.
(d) He dies, and his father buries him.

5. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a person says they were dragged and what else?
(a) Jeered at.
(b) Choked.
(c) Burned.
(d) Beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does "Ghazal" end?

2. In “Watershed,” In italics, the speaker who is floating over the city can move and do what?

3. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker reflects on the fact that everyone she knew at the time was living a similar life that included hating what two things?

4. In “Watershed,” the speaker describes the poor choices made by whom, including keeping the chemical leak secret?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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