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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 main character in Poem Eighteen speak with in the poem?

2. Who is the main character of the story in Poem Eight?

3. Which character narrates Poem Seventeen?

4. According to the narrator of Poem Fourteen, what is she looking for in a man?

5. What words are the focus in Poem Eighteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the author portray African American culture in the play? What is significant about her portrayal? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the play, the lady in brown's final words are, "This is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but are movin to the ends of their own rainbow." What does this statement mean? What do colored girls have to do in order to move "to the ends of their own rainbow"? What is required of them? Please use specific examples from the book.

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