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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 purple, brown, and red.
(b) The ladies in orange, green, and blue.
(c) The ladies in blue, red, and purple.
(d) The ladies in yellow, red, and green.

2. What is Poem Six about?
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Rape.
(d) Marriage.

3. Where is the lady in orange from?
(a) Outside Houston.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside St. Louis.
(d) Outside Baltimore.

4. 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.

5. What is the story in Poem Seven about?
(a) Rape.
(b) Abortion.
(c) Death.
(d) Marriage.

6. In Poem Three, how old was the main character when she ran off?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

7. In Poem One, which character says, "and this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but moved to the end of their own rainbows"?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in brown.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in yellow.

8. How does the main character in Poem Four refer to her relationship with her former boyfriend?
(a) "A test."
(b) "An experiment."
(c) "A crash course in love."
(d) "A last chance."

9. How does the character in Poem Seven feel mentally about her situation?
(a) She feels sad.
(b) She feels happy.
(c) She feels shameful.
(d) She feel anxious.

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

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

12. How did the main character in Poem Three react when she found out that her favorite musician was not going to be playing?
(a) She lost her temper.
(b) She demanded to get her money back.
(c) She tore up the musician's albums.
(d) She started to cry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event is Poem Two about?

3. What do the characters ironically suggest in Poem Six?

4. What topic is mentioned in Poem Two that leads the reader into the next poem?

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

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