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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person to speak in the play?
(a) The lady in brown.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in orange.

2. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Jimmy James."
(b) "Ham Bone."
(c) "Shortnin' Bread."
(d) "Miss Mary Mack."

3. What similarities exist between the cities that each character says that they are from?
(a) They are all state capitols.
(b) They are all urban cities in America.
(c) They are all in a depression.
(d) They are all on the east coast of the United States.

4. Where is the lady in brown from?
(a) Outside St. Louis.
(b) Outside San Francisco.
(c) Outside Chicago.
(d) Outside Detroit.

5. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Little Sally Walker."
(b) "Shake It Shimmy."
(c) "Rollercoaster Ride."
(d) "Riding Down the River."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "mama's little baby likes shortnin bread"?

2. What does each character do before anyone starts to speak?

3. What do all of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf have in common?

4. What is the setting of this work?

5. What is the title of Poem One?

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