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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What similarities exist between the cities that each character says that they are from?
(a) They are all on the east coast of the United States.
(b) They are all urban cities in America.
(c) They are all in a depression.
(d) They are all state capitols.

2. At the end of Poem One, what type of colored girls does the narrator say this play is for?
(a) Those who have created their own rainbow.
(b) Those who have found refuge in a new rainbow.
(c) Those who have abandoned their rainbow.
(d) Those who have moved to the ends of their own rainbow.

3. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "an put your hands on your hips/ an let your backbone slip"?
(a) The lady in green.
(b) Everyone.
(c) The lady in red.
(d) The lady in blue.

4. What is the setting of this work?
(a) Asia.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

5. What is the race of the characters in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Asian American.
(c) White American.
(d) African American.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?

2. Who does the lady in brown call to at the beginning of Poem One?

3. Who is the first person to speak in the play?

4. What is the purpose of Poem One?

5. What type of literary work is For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf?

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