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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, "and this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but moved to the end of their own rainbows"?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in blue.

2. Where is the lady in red from?
(a) Outside St. Louis.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside San Francisco.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

3. 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 orange.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in red.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the lady in orange from?

3. What is the purpose of Poem One?

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

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

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