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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Poem Eighteen, what suggestion does the narrator make to the person with whom she is speaking with?
(a) Admit shortcomings up front.
(b) Never say "I'm sorry."
(c) Be careful who you fall in love with.
(d) Stop cheating with women that she knows.

2. Who takes the "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?
(a) A friend of the family.
(b) The narrator's son.
(c) The narrator's lover.
(d) A stranger,

3. What does the main character do to keep her Beau away in Poem Nineteen?
(a) She gets a court order.
(b) She moves.
(c) She changes her phone number.
(d) She steals his car.

4. What is the title of Poem Seventeen?
(a) Somebody Almost Walked Off Wid Alla My Stuff.
(b) A Laying on of Hands.
(c) No More Love Poems.
(d) Sorry.

5. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in green.

6. How does the narrator end Poem Fourteen?
(a) With a plea to married women.
(b) With another prayer for someone to love her as she is.
(c) With a warning to single women.
(d) With a letter to her future husband.

7. Who does the main character in Poem Nine discover when she starts reading books from the adult section of the library?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Toussaint L'Ouverture.
(d) Geroge Washington Carver.

8. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?
(a) 5:00 pm.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 4:00 pm.
(d) 3:00 pm.

9. Who narrates the story in Poem Ten?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in green.

10. Which character narrates Poem Fourteen?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in green.

11. What words are the focus in Poem Eighteen?
(a) "I'm sorry."
(b) "I miss you."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I forgive you."

12. What happens when the main character arrives to the docks at the end of Poem Nine?
(a) She reads one of her library books.
(b) She meets a man named Toussaint.
(c) She runs into some of her friends.
(d) She rents a boat and sailed off.

13. How do the women act towards each other at the end of the Poem Twelve?
(a) Like they were cousins.
(b) Like they were enemies.
(c) Like they were sisters.
(d) Like they were friends.

14. What themes are the poems in Sequence Four built around?
(a) Long lost love.
(b) Love and relationships.
(c) Fear and Power.
(d) Pain and misery.

15. Which character narrates Poem Sixteen?
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?

2. What happens when Beau keeps trying to get funding to pay for school in Poem Nineteen?

3. Where does the narrator say she moved to in Poem Eleven?

4. What character gives the narrative in Poem Eighteen?

5. Who is the main character of the story in Poem Eight?

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