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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amusa give his report to Officer Pilkings?
(a) He tells him.
(b) He sends another sergeant.
(c) He sends it in code.
(d) He writes it.

2. A parallel can be seen between Pilkings and which other character in the play?
(a) The Prince.
(b) Olunde.
(c) Elesin.
(d) Amusa.

3. The masks in Act 1, Scene 2, signify what?
(a) Fear.
(b) The underworld.
(c) Death.
(d) Life.

4. Finish the sentence. The British involvement in this story is ______________.
(a) Destructive.
(b) Incidental.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Problematic.

5. Which of the following characters is NOT introduced in the first scene of the play?
(a) Olohun-iyo.
(b) Iyaloja.
(c) Amusa.
(d) Elesin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the women of the market claim that the "official business" is happening?

2. What are Jane and Pilkings wearing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Where does Pilkings instruct Amusa to lock Elesin up in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. The messenger should be denied _______ he asks for.

5. The characters in the play are _________________.

(see the answer key)

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