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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes and Acknowledgments.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Urban Youth," the speaker remembers her home and her mother’s worry as her father and siblings teach her what?
(a) To play ball.
(b) To dance.
(c) To garden.
(d) To ride a bike.

2. In "Deadly," what two creatures are discussed?
(a) A tiger and a lion.
(b) Man and woman.
(c) A tiger and man.
(d) A vulture and a buzzard.

3. 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?
(a) As best they can.
(b) By fleeing to Canada.
(c) With peace.
(d) With even more evil.

4. How does “The United States Welcomes You” end?
(a) With the speaker asking them about their skill set.
(b) With the speaker asking about their cultural traditions.
(c) With the speaker telling them to leave.
(d) With a speaker asking if there are some sort of test that they must take and what if they fail.

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 polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(b) To show the reader how many left slavery to fight in the Civil War.
(c) To show the reader the various reasons why colored Civil War soldiers were asking for their pensions.
(d) To show the reader how educated the Civil War soldiers were.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Watershed" is based on how many sources?

2. In “New Road Station,” what is history?

3. The speaker of "Deadly" says that those who are holy imagine a strong beast that attacks and kills what?

4. After the Civil War, for what did many Black soldiers struggle to receive from the U.S. government?

5. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” what is the general response in the list the responses of some when was asked their age?

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