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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character in Poem Four discover as a result of her relationship?
(a) She can't stand Black men.
(b) She can't stand not being married.
(c) She can't stand not being wanted.
(d) She can't stand living alone.

2. In Poem Two, what happened to the poem's main character the day after the party?
(a) She could not find her glasses.
(b) She could not stop smiling.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She had a bad headache.

3. What is the only way that the lady in orange says she can communicate at the beginning of Poem Five?
(a) Through dancing.
(b) Through singing.
(c) Through writing letters.
(d) Through poetry.

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

5. When the other character's speak in Poem Two, what do they comment on?
(a) Their sexual experiences.
(b) The fun they had in high school.
(c) Their favorite New Year's Eve.
(d) Their memories of baptism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character in Poem Eighteen speak with in the poem?

2. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?

3. What does the lady in orange do at the end of Poem Four?

4. Who does the main character in Poem Nine meet at the docks?

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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