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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the lady in purple from?
(a) Outside Baltimore.
(b) Outside Detroit.
(c) Outside San Francisco.
(d) Outside Houston.

2. In Poem Two, what happened to the poem's main character the day after the party?
(a) She could not stop smiling.
(b) She could not find her glasses.
(c) She had a bad headache.
(d) She was in a car accident.

3. How long was the marathon that the main character in Poem Three was attending?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

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

6. Who does the character in Poem Seven say she could not have see her in her current situation?
(a) Her co-workers.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her classmates.

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

8. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Jimmy James."
(b) "Shortnin' Bread."
(c) "Ham Bone."
(d) "Miss Mary Mack."

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

10. 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 scattered with no direction.
(c) Her life is perfect.
(d) Her life is on track and very focused.

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

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

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

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

15. What topic is mentioned in Poem Two that leads the reader into the next poem?
(a) Latin dances.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song plays at the start of Poem Six?

2. When the other character's speak in Poem Two, what do they comment on?

3. What game do the characters play at the end of the play?

4. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Three?

5. How did the main character in Poem Three react when she found out that her favorite musician was not going to be playing?

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