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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?
(a) It is about single women and their pursuits.
(b) It is about finding love.
(c) It is about African American women finding their voice.
(d) It is about abused women in America.

2. What ties Poems Six and Seven in Sequence Two together?
(a) Images of happiness.
(b) Images of greed.
(c) Images of violence.
(d) Images of sadness.

3. 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) The lady in red.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The lady in blue.

4. 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.

5. Who is with the main character in Poem Seven as she is relaying what is happening to her?
(a) Her dog.
(b) No one.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her friends,

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character in Poem Four discover as a result of her relationship?

2. How many characters run onto the stage at the beginning of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

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

4. Where is the lady in brown from?

5. What is the first word spoken in Poem Seven?

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