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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character in Poem Four discover as a result of her relationship?
(a) She can't stand not being wanted.
(b) She can't stand living alone.
(c) She can't stand not being married.
(d) She can't stand Black men.

2. What does Poem Six say has changed about the social circles in which women seek companionship?
(a) Women can now get in for free.
(b) Women can now meet more courtly gentlemen.
(c) Women can now meet rapists.
(d) Women can now meet other women.

3. In Poem Eleven, how does the narrator describe her current universe at the end of the poem?
(a) As a world of hope.
(b) As a world of longing.
(c) As a world of excitement.
(d) As a world of cruelty.

4. What was the profession of the main character in Poem Eight?
(a) A gypsy woman.
(b) A maid.
(c) A boat operator.
(d) A carnival dancer.

5. How did the main character in Poem Three react when she found out that her favorite musician was not going to be playing?
(a) She lost her temper.
(b) She demanded to get her money back.
(c) She started to cry.
(d) She tore up the musician's albums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?

2. What do the remainder of the characters say in Poem Five keeps them from crying and dying?

3. Where does the narrator say she moved to in Poem Eleven?

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

5. What is Poem Ten about?

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