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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The lady in blue.
(c) Everyone.
(d) The lady in red.

2. In Poem Six, which character says,"these men friends of ours/ who smile nice/ stay employed/ and take us out to dinner"?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in red.
(c) The lady in green.
(d) The lady in brown.

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

4. What event occurred that made the narrator of Poem Thirteen change the way that she danced?
(a) She found out her man was cheating on her.
(b) She saw the woman that her man left her for.
(c) Her boyfriend broke up with her.
(d) She met a new man at the bar.

5. Which character narrates Poem Fifteen?
(a) The lady in purple.
(b) The lady in yellow.
(c) The lady in blue.
(d) The lady in orange.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What topic is mentioned in Poem Two that leads the reader into the next poem?

3. What did the narrator of Poem Thirteen feel was redundant?

4. Based on Poem One, what is a major theme of the play?

5. How does the narrator in Poem Fifteen describe the group that she thinks black women should become like?

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