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Who was Chief Joseph?
The chief of the Nez Percé.
A) Chief Looking Glass B) Chief Joseph C) Chief Toohoolhoolzote |
What is the poet writes about how the death of loved ones weighs on her?
The sentence that best uses the meaning of the word oppresses expressed is...
A) She composes several poems about the nature of death. B) The poet writes about how the death of loved ones weighs on her. C) Though she has few visitors, she is close to her family. |
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Who were the American Indians?
The most endangered people on the western frontier in 1800s.
A) White settlers B) United States soldiers C) American Indians |
What is when she started crying, we surmised that she was upset?
The sentence that the word surmised is used correctly...
A) The poet surmised us with her insights. B) He surmised the report so we did not have to read it all. C) When she started crying, we surmised that she was upset. |
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What is his people cannot win?
Chief Joseph says he "Will fight no more forever" because...
A) Victory is won. B) He is tired of bloodshed. C) The people are united. D) His people cannot win. |
What was writing poetry?
Emily Dickinson devoted most of her time to writing...
A) Writing short stories. B) Writing essays C) Writing newspaper articles D) Writing poetry |
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Who was a Native American leader who has seen his people defeated and scattered?
Chief Joseph's perspective in "I Will Fight No More Forever" is...
A) Victorious leader of a group of Native Americans. B) Native American leader who has seen his people defeated and scattered. C) Successful leader of a large group of settlers in Kansas. |
What is the brain can hold and understand ideas bigger than the sky?
The paradox in these lines from “The Brain—is wider than the Sky”? The Brain—is wider than the Sky—/For—put them side by side—/The one the other will contain/With ease—and You—beside— is...
A) The brain is like an empty space filled with millions of stars. B) The brain may be small, but it is the same shape as the sky. C) The brain can hold and understand ideas bigger than the sky. |
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What are "most achingly beautiful words ever spoken"?
The surrender speech from the Chief of the Nez Percé is considered...
A) "Most quarrelsome words ever spoken." B) "Most combative words ever spoken." C) "Most achingly beautiful words ever spoken." |
What is Blue and do?
In the following stanza from “The Brain—is wider than the Sky—,” the words that create an exact rhyme. The Brain is deeper than the sea— / For—hold them—Blue to Blue— / The one the other will absorb— / As Sponges—Buckets—do—
A) sea and Blue B) Blue and absorb C) Blue and do D) absorb and do |
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