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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator in Poem Seventeen say should handle her stuff?
(a) Her husband is the only one.
(b) Her best friend is the only one.
(c) Her lover is the only one.
(d) She is the only one.

2. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Four?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in red.

3. In Poem Nine, why was the main character disqualified from a contest that she entered to see which child could read the most books?
(a) Because she was African American.
(b) Because she did not complete the registration form correctly.
(c) Because she was reading adult books.
(d) Because she did not read enough books.

4. In Sequence One, which character says, "sneakin in under age to slug's/ to stare ata real 'artiste'/ & every word outta imamu's mouth waz gospel"?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in yellow.

5. Where did the main character Beau return from psychologically damaged in Poem Nineteen?
(a) Eqypt.
(b) China.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story about in Poem Twelve?

2. What ties Poems Two, Three, Four, and Five in Sequence One together?

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

4. How many characters run off stage after the lights change at the end of Poem Five?

5. Who takes the "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?

(see the answer key)

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