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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem Six, which characters narrate the poem?
(a) The ladies in orange, green, and blue.
(b) The ladies in purple, brown, and red.
(c) The ladies in yellow, red, and green.
(d) The ladies in blue, red, and purple.

2. In Poem Seven, which character says,"tubes tables white washed windows/ grime from age wiped over once"?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in orange.

3. Who is the first person to speak in the play?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in orange.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in green.

4. What is the last line of Poem Seven?
(a) once i waz pregnant & shamed of myself.
(b) & we are left with scars.
(c) waznt no need for colored folks to bear no cross at all.
(d) i just cdnt stop grinnin.

5. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Little Sally Walker."
(b) "Shake It Shimmy."
(c) "Rollercoaster Ride."
(d) "Riding Down the River."

6. In Poem One, which character says, "dark phrases of womanhood/of never havin been a girl"?
(a) The lady in brown.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in green.

7. What does the main character in Poem Three identify as her race/heritage?
(a) Mostly African American with hints of White.
(b) Mostly African American wih hints of Spanish.
(c) Mostly Spanish with hints of African American.
(d) Mostly White with hints of Spanish.

8. Where is the lady in green from?
(a) Outside Houston.
(b) Outside San Francisco.
(c) Outside St. Louis.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

9. 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) Seven.
(d) Nine.

10. What type of literary work is For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?
(a) A nonfiction novel.
(b) A choreopoem.
(c) A fictional novel.
(d) A play.

11. What does the main character in Poem Four read to the audience?
(a) Her favorite poem about love.
(b) A letter she left for her lover.
(c) A note that her mother left her.
(d) An entry from her diary.

12. Which character(s) run off at the end of Poem Six?
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The ladies in green and red.
(c) The ladies in purple and orange.
(d) The lady in red.

13. In Poem Six, which character says, "pin-ups attached to the insides of his lapels"?
(a) The lady in orange.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in brown.
(d) The lady in purple.

14. What does the narrator mean when she says, "dark phrases of womanhood/ of never havin been a girl/ half-notes scattered/ without rhythm" in Poem One?
(a) She takes life seriously.
(b) Her life is on track and very focused.
(c) Her life is perfect.
(d) Her life is scattered with no direction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the lady in brown from?

2. Early in Poem Three, what is the main character's favorite type of music?

3. How long was the marathon that the main character in Poem Three was attending?

4. Which character says, "are we ghouls?/ children of horror?/ the joke?"

5. Who does the character in Poem Seven say she could not have see her in her current situation?

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