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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christian explains in Scene 1 of Act One that along the main road, there are boys with Kalashnikovs "and pockets that need filling" (5) posted every how many kilometers?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. How many young women in total does Mama agree to accept from Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. Who is shooting pool when Scene 2 of Act One opens?
(a) Salima.
(b) Christian.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Josephine.

4. Mama tells Sophie that she knows she is in pain because Mama is eliciting what type of sensory input?
(a) A feeling.
(b) A sight.
(c) A sound.
(d) A smell.

5. What action does Sophie take in Scene 2 of Act One in order to soothe Salima after she is bitten by a soldier?
(a) She sings.
(b) She prays with her.
(c) She plays the piano.
(d) She rubs her back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Mama deny Christian, causing him to become angry and snap at Sophie?

2. When Christian surprises Mama with a visit in Scene 4 of Act One, what two kinds of items does he bring?

3. How many shots does Christian take in quick succession at the end of Scene 4 in Act One?

4. When Mama argues against taking in Sophie, she tells Christian that she already feeds how many young women "while half the country starves" (13)?

5. How old was Mama when a white man came with a deed and seized her family's land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special talent does Sophie have?

2. For what reason does Salima imagine Sophie to be carefree and how does Sophie disabuse her of that assumption in Scene 3 of Act One?

3. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative in Scene 1 of Act One?

4. What two pieces of information about Sophie appear to convince Mama to take her in?

5. Describe Commander Osembenga.

6. In what way has Christian struggled with addiction and how do you know?

7. To whom does Mama appear to pledge her allegiance at the beginning of Scene 2 of Act One and why might appearances be deceiving in this case?

8. In what setting does the play Ruined take place?

9. Provide evidence of the bond between Sophie and Salima that has grown since their arrival at Mama's.

10. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

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