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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on Poem One, what is this play about?
(a) It is about abused women in America.
(b) It is about African American women finding their voice.
(c) It is about single women and their pursuits.
(d) It is about finding love.

2. Where is the lady in orange from?
(a) Outside Houston.
(b) Outside Baltimore.
(c) Outside Chicago.
(d) Outside St. Louis.

3. In Poem One, which character says, "and this is for colored girls who have considered suicide/but moved to the end of their own rainbows"?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in brown.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in yellow.

4. In Poem One, which character(s) say(s), "mama's little baby likes shortnin bread"?
(a) Everyone.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in orange.
(d) The lady in purple.

5. Which one of these folk songs does the cast of the play sing in Poem One?
(a) "Jimmy James."
(b) "Miss Mary Mack."
(c) "Ham Bone."
(d) "Shortnin' Bread."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the main character in Poem Four read to the audience?

3. Who is the last character to speak in Poem One?

4. What do the remainder of the characters say in Poem Five keeps them from crying and dying?

5. Which character relays the main narrative in Poem Three?

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