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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the lady in red from?
(a) Outside St. Louis.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside San Francisco.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

3. Who is with the main character in Poem Seven as she is relaying what is happening to her?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her friends,
(d) No one.

4. What does the main character in Poem Four read to the audience?
(a) Her favorite poem about love.
(b) An entry from her diary.
(c) A note that her mother left her.
(d) A letter she left for her lover.

5. What do all of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf have in common?
(a) They are all from the suburbs.
(b) They are all in their 20s.
(c) They are all White.
(d) They are all women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character in Poem Nine meet at the docks?

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

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

4. How do the women act towards each other at the end of the Poem Twelve?

5. What event is Poem Two about?

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