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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Poem Ten, at what time do women from Louisiana shell peas?

2. What city is the main character in Poem Eight from?

3. How are the ladies in blue, yellow, purple, and orange dancing at the start of Sequence Four?

4. What types of event does the character in the play describe at the start of Poem Eight?

5. Who does the main character in Poem Nine meet at the docks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Is For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf a feminist work? Why or Why not? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does the playwright use colloquial language in the play? Why is it necessary for her to use colloquial language in this type of work? Please use specific examples from the book.

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