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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: The Blue Machinery of Summer, Book Marks, and Silk Parachute.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnicity is Lily?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Korean.

2. In "Westbury Court," who moves into the apartment down the hall after the lady and her children move out?
(a) An old man.
(b) A group of Haitian musicians.
(c) It remains vacant.
(d) Another family.

3. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?
(a) A mechanic shop.
(b) Subway.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) An electronics factory.

4. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?
(a) Money to pay her debts.
(b) Positive attention from boys.
(c) A dad.
(d) The ability to travel.

5. What were hair "kinks" a symbol of in Gate's essay, "In the Kitchen"?
(a) How one's black identity will always be a part of them even if they try to change it.
(b) That their mom didn't know how to do hair.
(c) That they wanted to be famous.
(d) That they were poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pertaining to "Hair" what does Aldrich associate hair to?

2. What does Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?

3. Who does Adlrich recall being obsessed with their hair?

4. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?

5. Who said, "hair is like life- there is no need to be bound by the past because it can always be changed"?

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