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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and tells which character to go fetch water?
(a) Christian.
(b) Salima.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Josephine.

2. Mama tells Sophie that taking what action against Josephine would ensure an attitude adjustment?
(a) Smacking her in the mouth.
(b) Extorting her.
(c) Blackmailing her.
(d) Threatening to steal her makeup.

3. Who leads the exhausted Josephine to the back of the bar after her frenzied dance?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Mr. Harari.
(c) Salima.
(d) Fortune.

4. How many times does Mama repeat the lyric, "The door never closes at Mama's place" (64) at the end of Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. Christian reports that the dead man had been dead for how long before his body was found?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) A day.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

6. At what time of day does Scene 6 of Act One begin?
(a) Evening.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Morning.
(d) Afternoon.

7. Salima angrily tells Sophie in Scene 2 of Act Two that Fortune had accused her of taking what action against him?
(a) Dishonoring him.
(b) Striking him.
(c) Lying to him.
(d) Cuckolding him.

8. Mama tells Sophie to bring which objects from her room just before making a comment about Sophie's identity?
(a) Candles.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Books.

9. Which character claims that the pastor's eyes and tongue had been cut out by his murderers?
(a) Mr. Harari.
(b) Christian.
(c) Salima.
(d) Sophie.

10. What was Salima picking in her garden at the time she was abducted by soldiers?
(a) Sprouts.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Beans.

11. What action does Fortune take just before Christian and Mama take up weapons?
(a) He pulls a gun.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He flips a table.
(d) He pulls a knife.

12. Salina says that Fortune, still outside, has always been what?
(a) Patient.
(b) Proud.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Paranoid.

13. For what length of time was Salima held captive in the bush while tied to a tree by her foot?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 1 month.

14. For how many months had Salima been asking Fortune to buy her the item he finally bought on the day of her abduction?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

15. From what location does Mama retrieve stolen money hidden on Sophie's person?
(a) In Sophie's sock..
(b) In Sophie's kerchief.
(c) In Sophie's shirt.
(d) In Sophie's shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The person standing outside the bar at the opening of Scene 1 of Act Two is described as being "like a" what "guarding the gates" (63)?

2. Mama tells Sophie in Scene 5 of Act One, "I know you better than" (54) what?

3. The song Sophie sings at the beginning of Scene 1 of Act Two states that villages take what action "as soldiers grow bolder" (63)?

4. The stage directions note that Scene 2 of Act Two should open with the lights taking what action?

5. When Scene 3 of Act Two begins, what kind of weather is occurring outside?

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