The Rose That Grew from Concrete Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Government Assistance or My Soul," the poet writes that "All high school dropouts R not" what?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Dumb.
(c) On welfare.
(d) Poor.

2. In "If There Be Pain," what does the poet write his life was lived through?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) Falling rain.
(c) Lightning strikes.
(d) A snowstorm.

3. The poet writes in "Or My Soul" that he's in a country with no what?
(a) Flag.
(b) Borders.
(c) Army.
(d) Path.

4. What does the poet want to replace "the sorrow that u have encountered in the past" in "Black Woman"?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Money.

5. What is the last line of the only untitled poem in Section 2?
(a) "And kiss with my Heart's intentions."
(b) "That U were pure woman 2 me."
(c) "Is this what must be?"
(d) "2 wake up 2 U each morning."

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of "Carmencita of the Bronx!" says "U saw" what "at its best"?

2. To whom is "Wife 4 Life" dedicated?

3. What "means nothing" in "When Ure Heart Turns Cold"?

4. What does the poet write "you reeked of" in "1st Impressions"?

5. What famous bar in New York City is cited in the dedication of "From First Glance"?

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