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Short Answer Key
Act 1, Scene 1
1. What is the setting where the play begins?
In the interior of a palace.
2. Where is the play set?
West Indies.
3. What is the throne in the palace made of?
Uncut wood.
4. What color is the throne?
Bright red with an orange cushion.
5. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
An old woman.
6. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?
He is a white man.
7. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?
Where she is going.
8. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?
To the hills.
9. What color is Jones' uniform?
Blue with gold chevrons.
10. What kind of gun does Emperor Jones carry?
Long-barreled revolver.
11. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?
Where everyone is.
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