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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which colorful character from the play represents the main character in the story portrayed through Poem Eight?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in blue.

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

4. Who does the main character In Poem Three run off to see?
(a) Willie Colon.
(b) Celia Cruz.
(c) Carlos Santana.
(d) Tito Puente.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only way that the lady in orange says she can communicate at the beginning of Poem Five?

2. What is the title of Poem Eighteen?

3. Which character narrates Poem Eleven?

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

5. In Poem Two, how does the poem's main character feel after she and her friends had a lot to drink, danced, and got sexy?

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