1. In Poem Two, where does the poem's main character go with the guy she met at the party?
(a) To a friend's house down the street.
(b) To his house down the street.
(c) To a swing on the back porch.
(d) To his Buick in the parking lot.

2. What does Beau threaten to do if the main character does not marry him in Poem Nineteen?
(a) To kill himself.
(b) To drop the children out the window.
(c) To move back in.
(d) To throw the children down the steps.

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

4. What ties Poems Two, Three, Four, and Five in Sequence One together?
(a) The image of singing.
(b) The image of dancing.
(c) The image of laughter.
(d) The image of sorrow.

5. What did the main character in Poem Four discover as a result of her relationship?
(a) She can't stand not being married.
(b) She can't stand living alone.
(c) She can't stand Black men.
(d) She can't stand not being wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sequence One, which character says, "we rambled from camden to mount holly/ laughin our tassles from the rear view mirror/ climbin different sorta project stairs"?

2. Who takes the "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?

3. What does the lady in orange do at the end of Poem Four?

4. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?

5. What words are the focus in Poem Eighteen?

(see the answer key)

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