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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character says, "are we ghouls?/ children of horror?/ the joke?"
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in brown.

2. In Poem Three, what happened as a result of the main character's favorite musician not playing?
(a) She never listened to that artist again.
(b) She learned to play an instrument.
(c) She discovered different kinds of music.
(d) She stopped listening to worldly music.

3. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in green.

4. What are the stage directions for all of the characters on stage at the end Poem Six?
(a) The characters are all hit by an imaginary slap.
(b) The characters dance to the music.
(c) The characters run to one side of the stage.
(d) The characters fall to the floor.

5. How many characters run onto the stage at the beginning of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem Six, which character says,"these men friends of ours/ who smile nice/ stay employed/ and take us out to dinner"?

2. What do all of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf have in common?

3. Which character narrates Poem Fifteen?

4. What does the narrator in Poem Fifteen think black woman deal with too much?

5. How does the character in Poem Seven feel physically in her situation?

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