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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 living alone.
(c) She can't stand not being wanted.
(d) She can't stand not being married.

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

3. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?
(a) In Egypt.
(b) In Harlem.
(c) In the world.
(d) In Queens.

4. In Poem Nineteen, which character narrates the story?
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in purple.

5. In Poem Eleven, how does the narrator describe her current universe at the end of the poem?
(a) As a world of excitement.
(b) As a world of cruelty.
(c) As a world of longing.
(d) As a world of hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many kids do the main character and Beau have in Poem Nineteen?

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

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

5. What is Beau's full name in Poem Nineteen?

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