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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person to speak in the play?
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in brown.

2. What event is Poem Two about?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) College acceptance.
(c) Graduation night.
(d) Baptism.

3. What is the setting of this work?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

4. What does the main character in Poem Ten allow men to do?
(a) She allows them to spend her money
(b) She gives them no allowances.
(c) She allows them to hit her.
(d) She allows them to spend the night.

5. Where is the lady in red from?
(a) Outside St. Louis.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside Baltimore.
(d) Outside San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character in Poem Nine discover when she starts reading books from the adult section of the library?

2. 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"?

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

4. In Poem Nine, why was the main character disqualified from a contest that she entered to see which child could read the most books?

5. How long was the marathon that the main character in Poem Three was attending?

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