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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. 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 demanded to get her money back.
(b) She tore up the musician's albums.
(c) She lost her temper.
(d) She started to cry.

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

5. What is the setting of this work?
(a) Europe.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.

6. Who does the main character In Poem Three run off to see?
(a) Tito Puente.
(b) Celia Cruz.
(c) Carlos Santana.
(d) Willie Colon.

7. What is the purpose of Poem One?
(a) It is an innvocation.
(b) It is a song about the main characters.
(c) It is the introduction to a character's life.
(d) It is a preface to the story.

8. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?
(a) It is about African American women finding their voice.
(b) It is about abused women in America.
(c) It is about single women and their pursuits.
(d) It is about finding love.

9. In Sequence One, which character says, "forty poems 2 plants &3 handmade notecards i left/ town so i cd send to you have been no help to me/ on my job"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The ladty in red.
(c) The lady blue.
(d) The lady in yellow.

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

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

12. 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 yellow.
(b) The lady in brown.
(c) The lady in purple.
(d) The lady in blue.

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

14. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) The lady in blue.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The lady in red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ties Poems Two, Three, Four, and Five in Sequence One together?

2. In Poem Six, which characters narrate the poem?

3. What do the remainder of the characters say in Poem Five keeps them from crying and dying?

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

5. What is the title of Poem One?

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