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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wanted the African-American man to achieve an unattainable goal in Part 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His church.
(d) His father.

2. What did the African-American man's father feel about himself?
(a) He loved himself.
(b) He thought he was wise.
(c) He thought he was handsome.
(d) He hated himself.

3. What was the African-American man supposed to become?
(a) President.
(b) A Christ-like figure.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

4. Who opens the play in Part 3?
(a) The African-American man.
(b) The Duchess
(c) Sarah.
(d) The Queen.

5. What was the African-American man's father doing prior to what he did to African-American man's mother?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Working.
(d) Running.

6. In Part 4, who does the Landlady say died?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Patrice Lumumba.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Sarah's father.

7. What happened when Sarah saw her father in Part 4?
(a) She ran past him.
(b) She hit him.
(c) She hugged him.
(d) She kissed him.

8. What does the rejection of the African-American man's mother symbolize?
(a) Self-love.
(b) Self-hatred.
(c) Rejection of society.
(d) Nothing.

9. What happens when Jesus wakes up in Part 4?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He claims he will go back to Africa.
(c) He cries.
(d) He claims he is moving to New York.

10. What was the African-American man's father's reaction to the treatment of his wife?
(a) He killed her.
(b) He became more determined to be the messiah.
(c) He hit his son.
(d) He became more determined to find a job.

11. Where did the African-American man's mother end up living?
(a) An asylum.
(b) A retirement home.
(c) A penthouse.
(d) In the suburbs.

12. How did Sarah contribute to her father's death?
(a) By pushing him.
(b) Through negligence.
(c) By hiring a hit man.
(d) Through her self-hate.

13. What did the African-American man's mother want him to learn on his journey?
(a) Successful business methods.
(b) The school system.
(c) Re-learn what life was like there.
(d) The language.

14. How does a character calm down the balding character in Part 4?
(a) By shaving his or her head.
(b) By giving a kiss.
(c) By showing that he or she is bald too.
(d) By giving a hug.

15. The African-American man says his father tried to hurt himself at the end of Part 3. What did he try and do?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Cut himself.
(c) Poison himself.
(d) Shoot himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the city was the African-American man's father in when he tried to hurt himself?

2. Who calms down the balding character in Part 4?

3. Who did the African American-man's father say were coming for him?

4. Who does Jesus say he will kill?

5. What place does the poetic imagery the Landlady uses in Part 4 reflect?

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