The Emperor Jones Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Act 1, Scene 1

1. What is the setting where the play begins?

2. Where is the play set?

3. What is the throne in the palace made of?

4. What color is the throne?

5. Who is the first character to appear on stage?

6. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?

7. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

8. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?

9. What color is Jones' uniform?

10. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?

11. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?

12. How has Emperor Jones...
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