1. Who does the character in Poem Seven say she could not have see her in her current situation?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her co-workers.
(c) Her classmates.
(d) Her family.

2. What is the only way that the lady in orange says she can communicate at the beginning of Poem Five?
(a) Through singing.
(b) Through dancing.
(c) Through poetry.
(d) Through writing letters.

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

4. What city is the main character in Poem Eight from?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Miami.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Little Rock.

5. Which character narrates Poem Eleven?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in pink.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. In Poem Three, how old was the main character when she ran off?

3. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?

4. How are the ladies in blue, yellow, purple, and orange dancing at the start of Sequence Four?

5. In Poem Six, which character says, "pin-ups attached to the insides of his lapels"?

(see the answer key)

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