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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the marathon that the main character in Poem Three was attending?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

2. What is the title of Poem Eighteen?
(a) Sorry.
(b) A Nite with Beau Wille Brown.
(c) Pyramid.
(d) A Laying on of Hands.

3. What types of event does the character in the play describe at the start of Poem Eight?
(a) Weddings.
(b) Mardi Gras Parades.
(c) Quadroon balls.
(d) Street Fairs.

4. What does Beau do differently in his last attempt to win the main character back in Poem Nineteen?
(a) He gets dressed up.
(b) He brings flowers.
(c) He buys gifts for the kids.
(d) He takes the main character to dinner.

5. What do the remainder of the characters say in Poem Five keeps them from crying and dying?
(a) Reading.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the main character Beau return from psychologically damaged in Poem Nineteen?

2. How does the main character in Poem Four refer to her relationship with her former boyfriend?

3. What is the name of Beau's daughter in Poem Nineteen?

4. Who narrates the story in Poem Twelve?

5. In Poem Eleven, how does the narrator describe her current universe at the end of the poem?

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