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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the main character in Poem Four refer to her relationship with her former boyfriend?
(a) "An experiment."
(b) "A test."
(c) "A last chance."
(d) "A crash course in love."

2. In Poem One, which character says, "dark phrases of womanhood/of never havin been a girl"?
(a) The lady in brown.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in green.

3. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Jimmy James."
(b) "Ham Bone."
(c) "Miss Mary Mack."
(d) "Shortnin' Bread."

4. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Four?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in purple.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Poem One, what type of colored girls does the narrator say this play is for?

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

4. In Poem Two, where does the poem's main character go with the guy she met at the party?

5. Where is the lady in green from?

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