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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sequence Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what happens when Beau learns that the main character is pregnant again in Poem Nineteen?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He celebrates.
(c) He cries.
(d) He beats her.

2. What topic is mentioned in Poem Two that leads the reader into the next poem?
(a) Latin dances.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Violence.

3. What is the last line of Poem Seven?
(a) i just cdnt stop grinnin.
(b) & we are left with scars.
(c) waznt no need for colored folks to bear no cross at all.
(d) once i waz pregnant & shamed of myself.

4. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in red.

5. Where is the lady in red from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside St. Louis.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred that made the narrator of Poem Thirteen change the way that she danced?

2. In Poem Nineteen, which character narrates the story?

3. What city is the main character in Poem Eight from?

4. What game do the characters play at the end of the play?

5. What song plays at the start of Poem Six?

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