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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What dilemmas does the narrator in Poem Sixteen believe she is caught up in?
(a) The dilemmas of being a single, white woman.
(b) The dilemmas of being a woman, alive, and black.
(c) The dilemmas of being smart, rich, and black.
(d) The dilemmas of being emotional, black woman.

3. In Poem Two, how does the poem's main character feel after she and her friends had a lot to drink, danced, and got sexy?
(a) "Silly."
(b) "Totally immature."
(c) "Finallly grown."
(d) "Wonderfully free."

4. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "mama's little baby likes shortnin bread"?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The lady in orange.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in yellow.

5. What song plays at the start of Poem Six?
(a) "Drive Me Crazy."
(b) "Che Che Cole."
(c) "Shake Me Down."
(d) "Cha Cha Cha."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the stage directions for all of the characters on stage at the end Poem Six?

2. What does the narrator in Poem Sixteen feel she should not be dependent on?

3. What does Poem Thirteen's narrator say she tried to bring into people's lives?

4. Early in Poem Three, what is the main character's favorite type of music?

5. How does the character in Poem Seven feel mentally about her situation?

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