1. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in brown.

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

3. What does the narrator mean when she says, "dark phrases of womanhood/ of never havin been a girl/ half-notes scattered/ without rhythm" in Poem One?
(a) Her life is scattered with no direction.
(b) Her life is on track and very focused.
(c) She takes life seriously.
(d) Her life is perfect.

4. Who does the narrator in Poem Fifteen suggest that black women should act like?
(a) White women.
(b) Hispanic women.
(c) Black men.
(d) White men.

5. At the end of poem sequence four, which character dances and wakes up the other characters from their frozen state?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sequence One, which character says, "forty poems 2 plants &3 handmade notecards i left/ town so i cd send to you have been no help to me/ on my job"?

2. Who narrates the story in Poem Twelve?

3. Which character narrates Poem Eleven?

4. At the end of Poem Seven, how does the main character feel?

5. Which character narrates Poem Fourteen?

(see the answer key)

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