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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 "4 ½," the speaker describes a little girl who is either found asleep with her stuffed animals in the morning or doing what?
(a) Playing with her toys in her room.
(b) Barging into her mother’s room to wake her up and tell her she has to pee.
(c) Crying for Mommy to come play with her.
(d) Running around the house asking for breakfast.

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 could not survive among free society.
(c) They are too needed on the plantation.
(d) They are in a degraded state.

3. Why does the woman make such a strong plea at the beginning of ”I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) She is dying and wants her family around her.
(b) Her husband is dead, and she is dying.
(c) Her husband has died, and she is in need.
(d) Her son is dying, and she wants her husband there with him.

4. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” an actor describes how they were given paper to draw what?
(a) A map to their favorite place.
(b) The atrocities they experienced.
(c) Their favorite animal.
(d) Pictures of their families.

5. 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?
(a) They do not want anyone else to know their sins.
(b) It is for their own good.
(c) They are not smart enough to understand.
(d) Slavery is a lie and never happened.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker would walk home doing mental math on how much she had spent and what would suddenly hit her?

3. 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?

4. In “Watershed,” who is taking this case and filed a lawsuit?

5. "Dusk" begins with the speaker comparing life with her self-centered daughter to what?

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