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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator mean when she says, "dark phrases of womanhood/ of never havin been a girl/ half-notes scattered/ without rhythm" in Poem One?
(a) Her life is on track and very focused.
(b) Her life is scattered with no direction.
(c) She takes life seriously.
(d) Her life is perfect.

2. How many characters run off stage after the lights change at the end of Poem Five?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

4. In Poem Three, how old was the main character when she ran off?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

5. What does the main character in Poem Three identify as her race/heritage?
(a) Mostly African American with hints of White.
(b) Mostly Spanish with hints of African American.
(c) Mostly White with hints of Spanish.
(d) Mostly African American wih hints of Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the other character's speak in Poem Two, what do they comment on?

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

3. What does each character do before anyone starts to speak?

4. In Sequence One, which character says, "forty poems 2 plants &3 handmade notecards i left/ town so i cd send to you have been no help to me/ on my job"?

5. What is the purpose of Poem One?

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