View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "A Man’s World," the speaker says that someone will very likely show you a world when?
(a) You are tired.
(b) You are scared.
(c) You are not paying attention.
(d) You are alone.

4. 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.

5. The character in "Hill Country" passes what injured animal?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A cat.
(c) A deer.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says in Stanza 1 it is terrible belonging to this woman. Why?

2. In "The Angels," the speaker imagines what between the two angels, as she sleeps?

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 “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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?

2. How is the destruction of the world compared to a sister who is abused in "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister"?

3. In "The Garden of Eden," what does the narrator remember doing after she finished her shopping?

4. What does the poet say about age in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?

5. How are the angels in "The Angels" described?

6. After the letters in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It," what does the poet include?

7. Where is the Garden of Eden located, and what does the narrator enjoy about it?

8. Why does God in "Hill Country" roll down the windows of his jeep? What else does he do that is connected to this?

9. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?

10. What takes place in the second letter of "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,020 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample