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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?
(a) In Egypt.
(b) In Queens.
(c) In Harlem.
(d) In the world.

2. In Poem Six, which character says,"these men friends of ours/ who smile nice/ stay employed/ and take us out to dinner"?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in brown.

3. What is the race of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?
(a) Asian American.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) African American.
(d) White American.

4. What is the story about in Poem Twelve?
(a) Five women who fight over a man.
(b) A group of women who despise being loved by a man.
(c) Two women who take a trip together.
(d) Three women who see an attractive man.

5. How does the narrator in Poem Seven tell her story?
(a) She uses poetic imagry.
(b) She foreshadowing.
(c) She uses illiteration.
(d) She compares and contrasts situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she moved to in Poem Eleven?

2. What does each character do before anyone starts to speak?

3. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?

4. 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"?

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

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