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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem Two, where does the poem's main character go with the guy she met at the party?
(a) To a swing on the back porch.
(b) To his Buick in the parking lot.
(c) To a friend's house down the street.
(d) To his house down the street.

2. Where is the lady in purple from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Houston.
(c) Outside Baltimore.
(d) Outside Detroit.

3. Where is the lady in green from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Baltimore.
(c) Outside Houston.
(d) Outside St. Louis.

4. 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 in their 20s.
(b) They are all women.
(c) They are all White.
(d) They are all from the suburbs.

5. Based on Poem One, what is a major theme of the play?
(a) Time.
(b) Death.
(c) An individual's relations to the gods.
(d) Freedom through story-telling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem Two, what happened to the poem's main character the day after the party?

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

3. Who does the main character In Poem Three run off to see?

4. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?

5. How many characters run onto the stage at the beginning of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

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