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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What feels strange to the narrator of Poem Thirteen?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Dancing.

3. What does the main character do to keep her Beau away in Poem Nineteen?
(a) She gets a court order.
(b) She changes her phone number.
(c) She steals his car.
(d) She moves.

4. Who takes the "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?
(a) The narrator's lover.
(b) A stranger,
(c) A friend of the family.
(d) The narrator's son.

5. What is Poem Ten about?
(a) A homeless woman who has to fend for her family.
(b) A crazy woman who kills her husband.
(c) A provocative woman who attracts men.
(d) A short woman who longs to be tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say to begin Poem Sixteen?

2. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?

3. In what section of the library does the main character of Poem Nine find the books Cajun Katie and Christopher Robin?

4. What dilemmas does the narrator in Poem Sixteen believe she is caught up in?

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

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