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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Beau do differently in his last attempt to win the main character back in Poem Nineteen?
(a) He brings flowers.
(b) He buys gifts for the kids.
(c) He takes the main character to dinner.
(d) He gets dressed up.

3. What does the narrator in Poem Fifteen think black woman deal with too much?
(a) Hate.
(b) Change.
(c) Rage.
(d) Emotions.

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

5. In Poem Sixteen, what does the narrator want to do?
(a) Stop loving the man that she loves.
(b) Find someone to love.
(c) Get over her broken heart.
(d) Cherish her capacity to love.

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

7. What does the main character do to keep her Beau away in Poem Nineteen?
(a) She changes her phone number.
(b) She gets a court order.
(c) She steals his car.
(d) She moves.

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

9. What does Poem Thirteen's narrator say she tried to bring into people's lives?
(a) Pain and heartache.
(b) Love and joy.
(c) Joy and pain.
(d) Love and lust.

10. How does the narrator in Poem Fifteen describe the group that she thinks black women should become like?
(a) Unemotional and friendly.
(b) Smart with no desire for sexual pleasure.
(c) Talented and friendly.
(d) Dry with no rhythm.

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

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

13. 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 enrolls in advanced classes.
(d) He cannot get any money.

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

15. Who takes the "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?
(a) A friend of the family.
(b) The narrator's son.
(c) A stranger,
(d) The narrator's lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words are the focus in Poem Eighteen?

2. What character gives the narrative in Poem Eighteen?

3. Who does the main character in Poem Nine discover when she starts reading books from the adult section of the library?

4. Who does the narrator in Poem Seventeen say should handle her stuff?

5. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?

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