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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the title of Poem Seventeen?
(a) Sorry.
(b) A Laying on of Hands.
(c) No More Love Poems.
(d) Somebody Almost Walked Off Wid Alla My Stuff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character gives the narrative in Poem Eighteen?

2. How big does the narrator say her universe is in Poem Eleven?

3. What dilemmas does the narrator in Poem Sixteen believe she is caught up in?

4. What is the title of Poem Nineteen?

5. Which character tells the story in Poem Eight?

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