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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem Three, what happened as a result of the main character's favorite musician not playing?
(a) She stopped listening to worldly music.
(b) She discovered different kinds of music.
(c) She learned to play an instrument.
(d) She never listened to that artist again.

2. Based on Poem One, what is a major theme of the play?
(a) Death.
(b) Time.
(c) Freedom through story-telling.
(d) An individual's relations to the gods.

3. What is the purpose of Poem One?
(a) It is an innvocation.
(b) It is the introduction to a character's life.
(c) It is a song about the main characters.
(d) It is a preface to the story.

4. Which character narrates Poem Fifteen?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in blue.

5. How does the narrator in Poem Seven tell her story?
(a) She compares and contrasts situations.
(b) She uses poetic imagry.
(c) She foreshadowing.
(d) She uses illiteration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?

2. Which character tells the story in Poem Eight?

3. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?

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

5. What is Poem Ten about?

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