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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 married.
(c) She can't stand living alone.
(d) She can't stand not being wanted.

2. Early in Poem Three, what is the main character's favorite type of music?
(a) Rock & Roll.
(b) Latin music.
(c) Blues.
(d) Rhythem and Blues.

3. In Poem Seven, which character says,"tubes tables white washed windows/ grime from age wiped over once"?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in brown.

4. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Four?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in purple.

5. 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 green.
(d) The lady in orange.

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. In Poem Three, what happened as a result of the main character's favorite musician not playing?

3. What are the stage directions for all of the characters on stage at the end Poem Six?

4. What does the narrator mean when she says, "dark phrases of womanhood/ of never havin been a girl/ half-notes scattered/ without rhythm" in Poem One?

5. How does the character in Poem Seven feel physically in her situation?

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