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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. What does Moustique accuse Makak of?
(a) Drinking his coffee.
(b) Casting a spell on him.
(c) Wanting to die.
(d) Believing in signs.

2. Why does Moustique say he and Makak are outcasts?
(a) They are black.
(b) They are physically handicapped.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They have no family.

3. Why does Makak fall to his knees in the Prologue?
(a) He has lost strength in his legs.
(b) He is begging for forgiveness.
(c) He wants to pray.
(d) He is looking for something on the ground.

4. What does Makak say about Moustique being bitten by the thing?
(a) It is good luck.
(b) It shows that Moustique is human.
(c) It is an ill omen.
(d) It is God's warning.

5. Who acts as the prosecutor in the mock trial?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Moustique.
(c) Tigre.
(d) Souris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person pretending to be Makak do with the water?

2. When he is talking to Moustique, what does Makak say the Woman in White called him?

3. What are the men carrying who follow the group onstage?

4. Who comes to find Makak when he is sitting on the ground?

5. Who helps Makak stand and walk after he falls to the ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Makak get his name?

2. Was it difficult to get used to the syntax Walcott uses in this play? Why?

3. Describe the spiritual ecstasy that Makak experiences in the Prologue.

4. What are some differing views of Africa presented in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Why is Makak imprisoned?

6. What do you think of the plot in Act 2, Scene 2, Part 1? Is it fast paced or slow?

7. What does Makak's escape from prison symbolize?

8. What role does music play in the Prologue?

9. Describe the significance of the closing song sung by the Chorus.

10. What are the differences between tradition and change in Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?

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