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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the narrator of Poem Fourteen, what is she looking for in a man?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Passoniate intimacy.
(c) Friendship.
(d) A seamless love.

3. Who does the narrator in Poem Fifteen suggest that black women should act like?
(a) Hispanic women.
(b) White men.
(c) White women.
(d) Black men.

4. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?
(a) 5:00 pm.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 4:00 pm.
(d) 3:00 pm.

5. How many kids do the main character and Beau have in Poem Nineteen?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character in Poem Eighteen speak with in the poem?

2. How does the narrator in Poem Seven tell her story?

3. Who does the character in Poem Seven say she could not have see her in her current situation?

4. What dilemmas does the narrator in Poem Sixteen believe she is caught up in?

5. What is Poem Fourteen about?

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