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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Her life is perfect.
(b) Her life is on track and very focused.
(c) Her life is scattered with no direction.
(d) She takes life seriously.

2. Where is the lady in red from?
(a) Outside San Francisco.
(b) Outside Chicago.
(c) Outside Baltimore.
(d) Outside St. Louis.

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

4. What does Poem Six say has changed about the social circles in which women seek companionship?
(a) Women can now meet more courtly gentlemen.
(b) Women can now get in for free.
(c) Women can now meet other women.
(d) Women can now meet rapists.

5. What does each character do before anyone starts to speak?
(a) Sings a popular song.
(b) Dances to a popular song.
(c) Runs on stage and falls on the floor.
(d) Runs on stage and freezes in a position of distress.

6. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Four?
(a) The lady in yellow.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in red.

7. Early in Poem Three, what is the main character's favorite type of music?
(a) Latin music.
(b) Rhythem and Blues.
(c) Rock & Roll.
(d) Blues.

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

9. What song plays at the start of Poem Six?
(a) "Che Che Cole."
(b) "Cha Cha Cha."
(c) "Drive Me Crazy."
(d) "Shake Me Down."

10. What do the remainder of the characters say in Poem Five keeps them from crying and dying?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

11. Which character(s) run off the stage after the start of Poem Seven?
(a) The ladies in red and green.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The ladies in blue and purple.

12. What does the lady in orange do at the end of Poem Four?
(a) She reads her own letter to a man that she can't talk to anymore.
(b) She talks to the audience about love.
(c) She convinces the main character to leave her man.
(d) She recaps what happened earlier in the poem.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Two?

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

4. Who is the artist that sings the song at the start of Poem Six?

5. In Poem One, which character says, "dark phrases of womanhood/of never havin been a girl"?

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