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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sequence Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sequence One, which character says, "we rambled from camden to mount holly/ laughin our tassles from the rear view mirror/ climbin different sorta project stairs"?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in red.

2. In Poem Two, what happened to the poem's main character the day after the party?
(a) She could not find her glasses.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She could not stop smiling.
(d) She had a bad headache.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the character in Poem Seven feel physically in her situation?

2. In Poem Three, how old was the main character when she ran off?

3. What does Poem Six say has changed about the social circles in which women seek companionship?

4. When the other character's speak in Poem Two, what do they comment on?

5. In Poem One, which character says, "and this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but moved to the end of their own rainbows"?

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