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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does each character do before anyone starts to speak?
(a) Dances to a popular song.
(b) Runs on stage and freezes in a position of distress.
(c) Sings a popular song.
(d) Runs on stage and falls on the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem One, which character says, "and this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but moved to the end of their own rainbows"?

2. What is the setting of this work?

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

4. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?

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

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