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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the poems in Sequence Four different from earlier poems in the play?
(a) They give a White woman's perspective on life.
(b) They use colloquial language.
(c) They are longer.
(d) They are shorter.

2. Where is the lady in yellow from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Houston.
(c) Outside Detroit.
(d) Outside Chicago.

3. Which character narrates Poem Sixteen?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in orange.

4. In Poem Eleven, how does the narrator describe her current universe at the end of the poem?
(a) As a world of longing.
(b) As a world of hope.
(c) As a world of cruelty.
(d) As a world of excitement.

5. At the end of Poem Seven, how does the main character feel?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Full of life.
(d) Exhilarated.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of Poem Fourteen, what is she looking for in a man?

2. What does the main character in Poem Four decide to do as a result of her relationship?

3. How big does the narrator say her universe is in Poem Eleven?

4. What is the second word spoken in Poem Seven?

5. How are the ladies in blue, yellow, purple, and orange dancing at the start of Sequence Four?

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