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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the main character in Poem Nine meet at the docks?
(a) Toussaint L'Ouverture.
(b) Ramsey Armstrong.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Toussaint Jones.

2. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Little Sally Walker."
(b) "Rollercoaster Ride."
(c) "Riding Down the River."
(d) "Shake It Shimmy."

3. 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 scattered with no direction.
(b) Her life is on track and very focused.
(c) Her life is perfect.
(d) She takes life seriously.

4. Which character(s) run off at the end of Poem Six?
(a) The ladies in green and red.
(b) The ladies in purple and orange.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in red.

5. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator in Poem Fifteen suggest that black women should act like?

2. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?

3. What happens when Beau keeps trying to get funding to pay for school in Poem Nineteen?

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

5. What does Poem Six say has changed about the social circles in which women seek companionship?

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