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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the stage directions for all of the characters on stage at the end Poem Six?

2. Where is the lady in orange from?

3. What is the only way that the lady in orange says she can communicate at the beginning of Poem Five?

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

5. What does Poem Six say has changed about the social circles in which women seek companionship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Poem Two.

2. Why do the women describe themselves as living outside of the cities in Poem One?

3. What is the purpose of Poem Seven?

4. Describe Poem Nine.

5. What links Poems Six and Seven together?

6. Describe Poem Four.

7. Why does the lady in brown open and close the play?

8. What does the lady in brown mean in Poem One when she says, "dark phrases of womanhood/ of never havin been a girl/ half-notes scattered/ without rhythm/ no tune"?

9. Describe the language used in Poem Nine.

10. What reason do the characters give for dancing?

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