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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character(s) run off the stage after the start of Poem Seven?
(a) The ladies in red and green.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The ladies in blue and purple.

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

3. What ties Poems Two, Three, Four, and Five in Sequence One together?
(a) The image of sorrow.
(b) The image of singing.
(c) The image of laughter.
(d) The image of dancing.

4. What does the main character in Poem Four make a list of?
(a) The ways she loved her man.
(b) The things she looks for in a man.
(c) Places she would like to live.
(d) Some of the goals she has in life.

5. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Three?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in yellow.
(d) The lady in green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to speak in the play?

2. What images are contrasted in Poem Six?

3. What is the title of Poem One?

4. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?

5. What is the story in Poem Seven about?

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