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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event occurred that made the narrator of Poem Thirteen change the way that she danced?
(a) Her boyfriend broke up with her.
(b) She saw the woman that her man left her for.
(c) She found out her man was cheating on her.
(d) She met a new man at the bar.

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

3. Which character starts and ends the play?
(a) The lady in brown.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in green.

4. What line is in Poem One and the finale?
(a) i'm outside detroit.
(b) this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/ but are movin to the ends of their rainbow.
(c) o, shake it to the east/ o, shake it to the west.
(d) you're it.

5. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the lady in orange from?

2. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "mama's little baby likes shortnin bread"?

3. What was the profession of the main character in Poem Eight?

4. How do the women act towards each other at the end of the Poem Twelve?

5. In Poem Seven, which character says,"tubes tables white washed windows/ grime from age wiped over once"?

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