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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brown Girls is a collection of poems that tell the story of girls from what major city?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. What business does the author hint at almost came to the brown girls’ neighborhood?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Apple.
(d) Walmart.

3. How old are the girls by “Art”?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

4. In Patriotic, what is the main reason given for why the brown girls debate becoming mothers?
(a) The world is a mess.
(b) They do not have time to have children.
(c) They fear the pain.
(d) They have not found suitable fathers for their future children.

5. What is NOT a name the brown girls call their teachers while in the lunchroom?
(a) Old-lady bitch.
(b) Dumb and blind.
(c) Idiot.
(d) Dumbass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls end up throwing at the boys’ head who cursed at Trish?

2. How many days before school starts the girls who have chosen to leave Queens begin to question their choices?

3. Why do girls decide it is in their best interest to initially ignore the boy who cursed at Trish?

4. What is the reason the narrator gives for why the brown girls would never date a brown boy?

5. According to the narrator, how is making art a prison sentence?

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