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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character says, "are we ghouls?/ children of horror?/ the joke?"
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in orange.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in red.

2. At the end of Poem One, what type of colored girls does the narrator say this play is for?
(a) Those who have created their own rainbow.
(b) Those who have moved to the ends of their own rainbow.
(c) Those who have abandoned their rainbow.
(d) Those who have found refuge in a new rainbow.

3. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in green.

4. Where is the lady in purple from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Detroit.
(c) Outside Houston.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

5. How many characters run onto the stage at the beginning of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?

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

3. Based on Poem One, what is a major theme of the play?

4. Where is the lady in red from?

5. What is the title of Poem One?

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