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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 "Garden of Eden," what does the narrator greatly miss?
(a) Her brownstone in Brooklyn.
(b) The Garden of Eden on Montague Street.
(c) Her college friends.
(d) The city.

2. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?
(a) They are not citizens of the U.S.
(b) The legal names of these men do not always match their actual names.
(c) They have not served long enough to receive pensions.
(d) They are still slaves and do not need to be paid.

3. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” the sections in italics are from what?
(a) Other pieces of literature.
(b) Letters from fans of Smith's poetry.
(c) Real life events involving hatred and racism towards Muslims, Hispanics, and refugee children.
(d) Several of Smith's other poems.

4. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a man is leaning on what?
(a) A stick or a rifle.
(b) A cane.
(c) A friend.
(d) A wall.

5. For what does the speaker in “Unwritten” feel that Mary and all others like her must answer?
(a) What they think of slaves and their capabilities.
(b) What they have done to the people they have enslaved and mistreated so terribly.
(c) Not paying their slaves an honest wage.
(d) Freeing their slaves so quickly with no financial support.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker questions the color of what?

2. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a woman stands in fear as she remembers what?

3. In "A Man's World," when the world is shown, to what is it compared?

4. In "Beatific," how do the drivers of the cars feel?

5. In "Garden of Eden," why does the narrator's arm get sore?

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