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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story about in Poem Twelve?

2. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?

3. Where does the narrator say she "usedta live" in Poem Eleven?

4. What character gives the narrative in Poem Eighteen?

5. What did the narrator of Poem Thirteen feel was redundant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the play, why is freedom a major theme? How does the playwright express the theme of freedom through the characters? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Sisterhood is another theme in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf. How does the playwright use the play to celebrate the sisterhood that exists between African American women? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Although the majority of the characters in the playare African American, the narrator does choose to include a character of African and Latin American roots in poem three. Why do you think the author included this character? How does she change the dynamics of the play? What is significant about this character? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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