Nikki Grimes' Poem 'Jabari Unmasked'

Which stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem is used in 'Jabari Unmasked'?

• The first stanza of 'Sympathy'

• The second stanza of 'We Wear the Mask'

• The first stanza of 'We Wear the Mask'

• The last stanza of 'Dreams'

What does the speaker in the poem 'Jabari Unmasked' imply by using the word 'guile'?

• To express admiration for cleverness

• To show the necessity of being clever

• To criticize the use of deceitful tactics

• To highlight the importance of honesty

According to the poem, what does the mask hide besides fears?

• Smiles and laughter

• Intelligence and kindness

• Cheeks and skin

• Character and promise

What is the speaker's attitude towards the act of wearing a mask as described in the poem?

• They find it empowering

• They are indifferent to it

• They despise it

• They consider it a necessity

What should we do with our dreams according to the text?

• Leave them behind and move on

• Share them with the world despite the unfairness

• Shrink our own hearts

• Regret them

What is the meaning of the word "myriad" as used in the text?

• A type of flower

• A single, important event

• A countable number

• A countless or great number

According to the text, how should we respond to ignorance?

• With anger

• By ignoring it as best as we can

• By shrinking our hearts

• With regret

What should we "freshen" with "ferocious lines of potent poetry," as suggested by the author?

• Our dreams

• Our anger

• Our mouth

• Our ignorance

What does the author suggest is the nature of emotions felt, as described in the text?

• Simple and straightforward

• Subtle and complex

• Overwhelming and uncontrollable

• Unimportant and dismissible

What do these lines reveal about the speaker?

we’d shrink our own hearts

down to nothing, and that we

would regret. Better to let our anger go, and smile

• The speaker is worried they will always have to wear a mask.

• The speaker feels lucky that they have experienced the judgement from society.

• The speaker doesn’t want society’s judgements to change them into a hateful person, so they choose to stay positive.

• The speaker is angry about being judged.