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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the second word spoken in Poem Seven?
(a) Children.
(b) Mice.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Grapes.

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

4. What is the first word spoken in Poem Seven?
(a) Nose.
(b) Ears.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Eyes.

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

6. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?
(a) The lady in red.
(b) The lady in purple.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in green.

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

8. In Sequence One, which character says, "sneakin in under age to slug's/ to stare ata real 'artiste'/ & every word outta imamu's mouth waz gospel"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in yellow.
(d) The lady in blue.

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

10. What do the characters ironically suggest in Poem Six?
(a) A battered woman is a weak woman.
(b) A failed marriage is always the woman's fault.
(c) A women raped by someone she knows, asks for it.
(d) A pregnant teen has no morals.

11. In Sequence One, which character says, "we rambled from camden to mount holly/ laughin our tassles from the rear view mirror/ climbin different sorta project stairs"?
(a) The lady in blue.
(b) The lady in green.
(c) The lady in yellow.
(d) The lady in red.

12. Who is the artist that sings the song at the start of Poem Six?
(a) The Dells.
(b) Martha and the Vandellas.
(c) Carlos Santana.
(d) Willie Colon.

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

14. When the other character's speak in Poem Two, what do they comment on?
(a) The fun they had in high school.
(b) Their memories of baptism.
(c) Their favorite New Year's Eve.
(d) Their sexual experiences.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem Two, where does the poem's main character go with the guy she met at the party?

2. What do all of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf have in common?

3. What ties Poems Six and Seven in Sequence Two together?

4. Where is the lady in orange from?

5. What is the story in Poem Seven about?

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