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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a man who was able to free himself and his wife asked in the letter for what to happen?
2. When the speaker of "The Angels" reflects on what it must be like to be an angel, about what does she think?
3. Why does the woman at the beginning of “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It” say the president will be blessed?
4. Why are sentences left incomplete in "Declaration"?
5. The character in "Hill Country" comes down the road in his jeep with the windows rolled down. Why?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is history like a ship, in "Ghazal"?
2. How does the poem "The Greatest Personal Privation" begin?
3. What memories does reflecting on the "Garden of Eden" bring up?
4. Why does God in "Hill Country" roll down the windows of his jeep? What else does he do that is connected to this?
5. 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?
6. What does the poet say about age in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
7. What does the stranger say to the narrator in "Wade in the Water"? How does this affect the narrator?
8. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
9. In "The Garden of Eden," what does the narrator remember doing after she finished her shopping?
10. How are the angels in "The Angels" described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The last poem and Part I are titled Wade in the Water. What is the meaning of the poem "Wade in the Water"? Why might the author have chosen this as the title for her collection of poetry? What is the connection between this poem and the other poems in the collection?
Essay Topic 2
What is the overall writing style of the poet? Why might she choose to write her poems this way? How does this writing style affect the reader and the flow of the poems? What other ways does her writing style affect the reader?
Essay Topic 3
"The United States Welcomes You" is filled with questions. What are a few of these questions? What are two other poems by Smith that include questions? What is the purpose of these questions? Do you find these questions engaging? Why or why not?
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