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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last line of Poem Seven?

2. In Poem Seven, which character says,"tubes tables white washed windows/ grime from age wiped over once"?

3. What images are contrasted in Poem Six?

4. How does the character in Poem Seven feel mentally about her situation?

5. What song plays at the beginning of Poem Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Poem Six?

2. What links Poems Six and Seven together?

3. How is dance used in Poem Three?

4. What contrasts and juxtapositions are apparent at the beginning of Poem Eleven?

5. What do the two songs at the end of Poem One represent?

6. What does Poem Eighteen allow the characters to do? What do the characters use the poem to describe?

7. What happens in Poem Twelve? How do the women deal with the situation that arises?

8. Where does the lady in blue move to in Poem Eleven? How does she view her new neighborhood? Why does she view it this way?

9. Describe the language used in Poem Nine.

10. How is dance used in Poem Four?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the playwright choose to craft the narrative of the play out of poems instead of conversational text? What are the pros and cons of using this technique? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The play is about discovering joy, power, and freedom. How do the characters try to discover these things? What journey do they have to take to overcome oppression and repression? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the songs and music in the play? Why do you think the author chose these particular songs? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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