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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Beau's daughter in Poem Nineteen?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Nisha.
(c) Nona.
(d) Nadia.

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

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

4. Who does the main character in Poem Nine discover when she starts reading books from the adult section of the library?
(a) Toussaint L'Ouverture.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Geroge Washington Carver.

5. What is the name of the main character in Poem Nineteen?
(a) Crystal.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Tammi.
(d) Shelley.

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

7. How do the women act towards each other at the end of the Poem Twelve?
(a) Like they were sisters.
(b) Like they were friends.
(c) Like they were enemies.
(d) Like they were cousins.

8. What happens when Beau keeps trying to get funding to pay for school in Poem Nineteen?
(a) He does not register for classes.
(b) He gets placed in remedial classes.
(c) He cannot get any money.
(d) He enrolls in advanced classes.

9. What does the narrator say to begin Poem Sixteen?
(a) That she cannot fantasize.
(b) That she has lost touch with reality.
(c) That she does not love men anymore.
(d) That she cannot love anymore.

10. What does the narrator in Poem Seventeen want the person to do with her "stuff"?
(a) Return it.
(b) Throw it away.
(c) Give it to somepne else.
(d) Burn it.

11. What was the profession of the main character in Poem Eight?
(a) A boat operator.
(b) A carnival dancer.
(c) A gypsy woman.
(d) A maid.

12. According to the narrator, what happens when Beau learns that the main character is pregnant again in Poem Nineteen?
(a) He beats her.
(b) He cries.
(c) He celebrates.
(d) He kisses her.

13. What does the main character in Poem Ten allow men to do?
(a) She allows them to spend the night.
(b) She allows them to spend her money
(c) She gives them no allowances.
(d) She allows them to hit her.

14. Who narrates the story in Poem Twelve?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in blue.

15. 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 narrator in Poem Seventeen say should handle her stuff?

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

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

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

5. Which character narrates Poem Eleven?

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