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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator end Poem Fourteen?
(a) With a plea to married women.
(b) With another prayer for someone to love her as she is.
(c) With a letter to her future husband.
(d) With a warning to single women.

2. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?
(a) 6:00 pm.
(b) 5:00 pm.
(c) 3:00 pm.
(d) 4:00 pm.

3. What is the story about in Poem Twelve?
(a) A group of women who despise being loved by a man.
(b) Two women who take a trip together.
(c) Three women who see an attractive man.
(d) Five women who fight over a man.

4. What types of event does the character in the play describe at the start of Poem Eight?
(a) Quadroon balls.
(b) Mardi Gras Parades.
(c) Street Fairs.
(d) Weddings.

5. What is the narrator referring to when she references her "stuff"?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?

2. What does the narrator in Poem Fifteen think black woman deal with too much?

3. In Poem Fourteen, what does the narrator say she lacks in order to look for love?

4. Where did the main character Beau return from psychologically damaged in Poem Nineteen?

5. What is the title of Poem Nineteen?

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