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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Ham Bone."
(b) "Miss Mary Mack."
(c) "Shortnin' Bread."
(d) "Jimmy James."

3. How many characters run off stage after the lights change at the end of Poem Five?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) Everyone.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song plays at the beginning of Poem Two?

2. Where is the lady in red from?

3. Where is the lady in orange from?

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

5. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Two?

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