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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of Poem Nineteen?
(a) No More Love Poems.
(b) Sorry.
(c) A Laying on of Hands.
(d) A Nite with Beau Wille Brown.

4. What words are the focus in Poem Eighteen?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "I miss you."
(c) "I forgive you."
(d) "I'm sorry."

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

6. What is the story about in Poem Twelve?
(a) A group of women who despise being loved by a man.
(b) Three women who see an attractive man.
(c) Two women who take a trip together.
(d) Five women who fight over a man.

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

8. Where did the main character Beau return from psychologically damaged in Poem Nineteen?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) China.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Eqypt.

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

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

11. Who does the narrator in Poem Seventeen say should handle her stuff?
(a) Her husband is the only one.
(b) Her best friend is the only one.
(c) She is the only one.
(d) Her lover is the only one.

12. What character gives the narrative in Poem Eighteen?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in orange.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in blue.

13. How are the ladies in blue, yellow, purple, and orange dancing at the start of Sequence Four?
(a) Like they are drowning in water.
(b) Like they are flying in the sky.
(c) Like they are catching a disease.
(d) Like they are chocking.

14. What is the narrator referring to when she references her "stuff"?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her television.
(d) Her car.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feels strange to the narrator of Poem Thirteen?

2. How do the women act towards each other at the end of the Poem Twelve?

3. Where does the narrator say she moved to in Poem Eleven?

4. Which character narrates Poem Fourteen?

5. What is Poem Ten about?

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