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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Makak respond to the person who shouts for him to stop the fighting?
(a) He is crying.
(b) He is angry and ignores the person.
(c) He is going deaf.
(d) He is too wrapped up in his vision.

2. Which character thinks of Africa as a place to find joy?
(a) Moustique.
(b) Tigre.
(c) Souris.
(d) The Corporal.

3. Which character thinks of Africa as a place of darkness?
(a) Tigre.
(b) The Corporal.
(c) Makak.
(d) Souris.

4. What appears on the stage at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A forest.
(b) Monkeys and giraffes.
(c) The interior of a cave.
(d) Statues and decorations.

5. What weapon does Makak have in the prison?
(a) A gun.
(b) A sharp stick.
(c) A knife.
(d) A piece of string.

6. Who bullies Makak into begging for food?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Tigre.
(c) Souris.
(d) Moustique.

7. What does the Corporal do after the prisoners escape?
(a) He stands up.
(b) He prays.
(c) He runs after them immediately.
(d) He calls the police.

8. Which of the following is not included on the list of people accused of being white?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Mandrake the Magician.
(d) Shakespeare.

9. What does Tigre say he sees when he looks into the fire?
(a) His childhood.
(b) A coffin.
(c) Black people in hell.
(d) Spiders.

10. Who picks up Makak's spear?
(a) Makak.
(b) The Corporal.
(c) Souris.
(d) Tigre.

11. Why does Moustique tell Makak he has gone mad?
(a) Because he can't hold it in any longer.
(b) Because his father was mad.
(c) Because of his hatred.
(d) Because he is a crazy ape.

12. What does Tigre say to the Corporal about Makak before they escape?
(a) Makak is getting ready to break free.
(b) Makak is muttering in his sleep.
(c) Makak is scaring him.
(d) Makak is annoying him with his moaning.

13. Why does Makak refuse to take the mask?
(a) He has more at home.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) He doesn't trust the Corporal.
(d) He is afraid of germs.

14. Where does Moustique say he went looking for Makak?
(a) The mountain.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) The church.
(d) The forests.

15. Who does Makak try to bribe by saying he has money?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) The Peasant.
(c) The Inspector.
(d) Basil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basil invoke to circle the Corporal?

2. What law does the Corporal tell the prisoners he is there to fulfill?

3. Who taunts the Corporal after he begs for forgiveness?

4. What does Makak realize when he saw his reflection?

5. What does the Corporal take down when he realizes the prisoners are gone?

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