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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” why does a wife ask her husband to send for her?
(a) She is still a slave.
(b) She does not know where he is.
(c) She does not have the money to get to him.
(d) She is unable to leave her mistress.

3. As the angels speak, the speaker dares to look at them and sees what?
(a) Both are smiling with brilliant white teeth.
(b) Both have long, flowing hair.
(c) One has a halo.
(d) One has teeth worn down to almost nothing.

4. What is NOT a reason why not being able to read or write hinders the paying of a pension deserved to former black Civil War soldiers?
(a) They can steal pensions from other soldiers.
(b) They are not trusted to be the person deserving a pension.
(c) They do not know what their legal names are, as they go by something else.
(d) They do not know how to spell their names to request their pensions.

5. 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 dies, and his father buries him.
(c) He is treated by the Army physician and heals.
(d) He survives for a few more months.

6. In "Declaration," an unnamed ‘he’ has sent officers to do what?
(a) Harass our people.
(b) Declare peace.
(c) Sign a document.
(d) Arrest the thieves.

7. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

8. 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 river in which people wade.
(c) The people in chains.
(d) The fear in everyone's eyes.

9. Why are sentences left incomplete in "Declaration"?
(a) To leave it to the reader to fill in the blank of what has been stolen or destroyed.
(b) To reveal how the lives of the characters are incomplete.
(c) To confuse the reader.
(d) To show the confusion of the speaker.

10. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” for what are they willing to sacrifice themselves and their families?
(a) Independence and Hope.
(b) God and Country.
(c) Freedom and Humanity.
(d) Abundance and Charity.

11. The character in "Hill Country" leaves the stack of worn planks outside where?
(a) A castle.
(b) A barn.
(c) A cabin.
(d) Ancient ruins.

12. In "Ghazal," to what does the speaker compare to the stealing of someone’s name?
(a) Pickpocketing a naive tourist.
(b) Working in the fields and stripping the stalks of stolen crops.
(c) Stealing money from a bank or precious jewels from a safe.
(d) Attacking and robbing someone at gunpoint.

13. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” what do the colored men in the military say they deserve?
(a) Equal treatment.
(b) Higher ranking.
(c) More money.
(d) Freedom from slavery and the Army.

14. In "Garden of Eden," why does the narrator's arm get sore?
(a) From flagging down a taxi.
(b) From carrying a basket full of pastries and produce.
(c) From working out at the gym.
(d) From playing on a jungle gym.

15. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Many.
(c) No one.
(d) The chosen few.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a slave asks President Lincoln advise on how to leave his mistress. Why?

2. In "Garden of Eden," what does the narrator greatly miss?

3. What will the other character do as you discover what each light, line, and shadow is in "A Man's World"?

4. 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?

5. Of what do the memories of this "Garden of Eden" remind the speaker?

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