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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character of the story in Poem Eight?
(a) Shereeda.
(b) Sanita.
(c) Shelia.
(d) Sechita.

2. What happens when the main character arrives to the docks at the end of Poem Nine?
(a) She runs into some of her friends.
(b) She rents a boat and sailed off.
(c) She meets a man named Toussaint.
(d) She reads one of her library books.

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

4. At the end of poem sequence four, which character dances and wakes up the other characters from their frozen state?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in yellow.

5. In Poem Fourteen, how does the narrator describe pleasuring herself through thought?
(a) Tempting.
(b) Nonexistent.
(c) Empty.
(d) Fulfilling.

6. What is the title of Poem Eighteen?
(a) A Laying on of Hands.
(b) A Nite with Beau Wille Brown.
(c) Pyramid.
(d) Sorry.

7. In Poem Nine, why was the main character disqualified from a contest that she entered to see which child could read the most books?
(a) Because she did not complete the registration form correctly.
(b) Because she was reading adult books.
(c) Because she did not read enough books.
(d) Because she was African American.

8. How big does the narrator say her universe is in Poem Eleven?
(a) Six blocks.
(b) Two blocks.
(c) An infinite amount of blocks.
(d) Twelve blocks.

9. At the end of Poem Eighteen, what suggestion does the narrator make to the person with whom she is speaking with?
(a) Stop cheating with women that she knows.
(b) Never say "I'm sorry."
(c) Admit shortcomings up front.
(d) Be careful who you fall in love with.

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

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

12. What is Beau's full name in Poem Nineteen?
(a) Willie Brown.
(b) Brandon Best.
(c) James Johnson.
(d) Jerome Smalls.

13. How does the narrator end Poem Fourteen?
(a) With another prayer for someone to love her as she is.
(b) With a plea to married women.
(c) With a letter to her future husband.
(d) With a warning to single women.

14. Which character in the play tells the story in Poem Eight?
(a) The lady in brown.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in purple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which colorful character from the play represents the main character in the story portrayed through Poem Eight?

2. What is Poem Fourteen about?

3. Where did the main character Beau return from psychologically damaged in Poem Nineteen?

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

5. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?

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