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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 One, which character(s) say(s), "mama's little baby likes shortnin bread"?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in orange.

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

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

4. 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 blue.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in yellow.

5. What did the main character in Poem Four discover as a result of her relationship?
(a) She can't stand Black men.
(b) She can't stand not being wanted.
(c) She can't stand not being married.
(d) She can't stand living alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Poem Three, how old was the main character when she ran off?

3. What event is Poem Two about?

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

5. In Sequence One, which character says, "forty poems 2 plants &3 handmade notecards i left/ town so i cd send to you have been no help to me/ on my job"?

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