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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 was reading adult books.
(b) Because she was African American.
(c) Because she did not read enough books.
(d) Because she did not complete the registration form correctly.

2. Who does the main character in Poem Nine meet at the docks?
(a) Toussaint L'Ouverture.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Toussaint Jones.
(d) Ramsey Armstrong.

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

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. What themes are the poems in Sequence Four built around?
(a) Long lost love.
(b) Love and relationships.
(c) Pain and misery.
(d) Fear and Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kids do the main character and Beau have in Poem Nineteen?

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

3. Which character tells the story in Poem Eight?

4. According to the narrator, what happens when Beau learns that the main character is pregnant again in Poem Nineteen?

5. In Poem Fourteen, how does the narrator describe pleasuring herself through thought?

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