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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the main character do to keep her Beau away in Poem Nineteen?
2. Who does the narrator in Poem Seventeen say should handle her stuff?
3. Which character narrates Poem Fifteen?
4. Where does the narrator say she moved to in Poem Eleven?
5. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Poem nineteen, "A Nite with Beau Wille Brown," is a longer narrative than many of the other poems in the play. Why do you think Shange chose to make this poem a longer narrative than the others in the play? How else does this poem differ from the others in the play? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Although the majority of the characters in the playare African American, the narrator does choose to include a character of African and Latin American roots in poem three. Why do you think the author included this character? How does she change the dynamics of the play? What is significant about this character? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Sisterhood is another theme in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf. How does the playwright use the play to celebrate the sisterhood that exists between African American women? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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