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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of Poem One?
(a) It is the introduction to a character's life.
(b) It is a preface to the story.
(c) It is an innvocation.
(d) It is a song about the main characters.

2. What is the setting of this work?
(a) Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) America.
(d) Europe.

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

4. 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) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

5. Who does the main character In Poem Three run off to see?
(a) Carlos Santana.
(b) Willie Colon.
(c) Celia Cruz.
(d) Tito Puente.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem Two, how does the poem's main character feel after she and her friends had a lot to drink, danced, and got sexy?

3. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?

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

5. In Poem Two, where does the poem's main character go with the guy she met at the party?

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