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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator in Poem Sixteen feel she should not be dependent on?

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

3. What happens when Beau keeps trying to get funding to pay for school in Poem Nineteen?

4. What does the main character in Poem Ten allow men to do?

5. What does Poem Thirteen's narrator say she tried to bring into people's lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play describes urban African American life. Why do the women in the play not live in the cities, but "outside" of the cities? How does this relate to the theme of freedom? 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

As the individual women tell where they are located at the start of the play, they bring universality to the script. How does the playwright use the characters to bring universality to the script and show that women like the ones in the play are everywhere? Please use specific examples from the book.

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