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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator in Poem Fifteen suggest that black women should act like?

2. What is Beau's full name in Poem Nineteen?

3. What does Beau do differently in his last attempt to win the main character back in Poem Nineteen?

4. What is Poem Fourteen about?

5. According to the narrator, what does she say someone did with her "stuff" in Poem Seventeen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of music and dance in the play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf? How is music and dance used in the play? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Poem nineteen, "A Nite with Beau Wille Brown," is a longer narrative than many of the other poems in the play. Why do you think Shange chose to make this poem a longer narrative than the others in the play? How else does this poem differ from the others in the play? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The play is about discovering joy, power, and freedom. How do the characters try to discover these things? What journey do they have to take to overcome oppression and repression? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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