Voyage of the Sable Venus Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How do the farmers in "Frame" feel about the changing landscape around them? (from Pages 117 - 124)

They resigned to trying to continue with their old ways of life.

They feel appreciative of their new neighbors and the new industry.

They are content, but bored.

They feel lost and resentful.

2.

What happens to the soldiers in "Beauty's Nest"? (from Pages 20 - 31)

They take a road trip to the Grand Canyon, but have to camp out along the way because no hotels will let them in.

They stay the night at the Grand Canyon in a luxurious hotel.

They visit the Grand Canyon, but are unable to find a motel to stay in because they are all segregated.

They visit the Grand Canyon, and celebrate the end of the war together.

3.

What does Lewis do to the quote from Abshiro Aden Mohammed, Women's Leader at a Somali refugee camp, in the poem "Verga:"? (from Pages 1 - 19)

She switches the roles of the men and the women.

She rewrites it in Spanish.

She changes the punctuation.

She rearranges the words to create new lines and phrases.

4.

What feature of the statues from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome makes them appear as if they have suffered violence? (from Pages 32 - 82)

The inscriptions on their base that told of what had happened to them.

Their missing limbs, scars, and stains.

The blood that is painted on them.

They are all heads that are missing their bodies.

5.

What does the speaker learn from a mother water buffalo in "On the Road to Sri Bhuvaneshwari"? (from Pages 1 - 19)

That motherhood is the ultimate gift.

That birth can end in death.

That the American symbols of wealth are different from those of other cultures.

That one must confront the past.

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