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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does "Wade in the Water" end?
(a) With the speaker going for a swim.
(b) With a question – Is this love the trouble you promised?
(c) With a bath.
(d) With the speaker being baptized.

2. What will the other character do as you discover what each light, line, and shadow is in "A Man's World"?
(a) He will wink at you.
(b) He will leave you in peace.
(c) He will watch you.
(d) He will chuckle.

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?
(a) To show the reader how many left slavery to fight in the Civil War.
(b) To show the reader how polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(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.

4. In "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister," the world is compared to what?
(a) A young, innocent woman taken advantage of by rough men.
(b) A locket on a chain.
(c) A wilde, savage place.
(d) A young gazelle.

5. In "Hill Country," the speaker describes someone as he travels where?
(a) Down from high above in the hills and the place where he is surrounded by peace and quiet.
(b) Down from a high bridge to still water.
(c) To the mountains from the city.
(d) To the river from a high peak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does "Ghazal" end?

2. In "Deadly," what two creatures are discussed?

3. What does the character in "Hill Country" stave off in regard to the injured animal?

4. In “Unwritten,” how does the slave feel towards her mistress?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Ghazal," to what does the narrator compare the working of the field?

2. What is the reason given in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It" for why the men have difficulty receiving their pensions?

3. What is the understanding of work for the characters in "Realm of Shades"?

4. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?

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

6. What does the narrator notice about one of the angels? How does this bring her a sense of hope?

7. What does the narrator in "The Angels" think about the role of the angel?

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

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

10. What memories does reflecting on the "Garden of Eden" bring up?

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