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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?
(a) It is about African American women finding their voice.
(b) It is about abused women in America.
(c) It is about finding love.
(d) It is about single women and their pursuits.

2. At the end of Poem One, what type of colored girls does the narrator say this play is for?
(a) Those who have found refuge in a new rainbow.
(b) Those who have moved to the ends of their own rainbow.
(c) Those who have abandoned their rainbow.
(d) Those who have created their own rainbow.

3. In Poem One, which character says, "dark phrases of womanhood/of never havin been a girl"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in orange.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in red.

4. What is the title of Poem One?
(a) Dark phrases.
(b) One.
(c) No assistance.
(d) Pyramid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the race of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

2. What game do the characters play at the end of the play?

3. What type of literary work is For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

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

5. Who is the first person to speak in the play?

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