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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. Makak calls himself God's ______.
(a) Chosen son.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Protector.
(d) Right hand man.

2. Who claims that Makak, unlike white men, is not helpless in the face of illness?
(a) Moustique.
(b) The Corporal.
(c) The Peasants.
(d) Souris.

3. Who offers to buy the Inspector a drink?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Makak.
(c) Tigre.
(d) Moustique.

4. What does Makak go out to get while Moustique puts the cooking supplies away?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Berries.
(c) Water.
(d) Coal.

5. What is lying on the ground near Makak in Scene 1?
(a) A dog.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A flower.
(d) The white mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makak call Moustique when Moustique gets in his way?

2. Basil makes cabinets and what else?

3. What does Moustique say he will give the Peasants in exchange?

4. What does the Figure do when it comes onto the stage?

5. What is the Market Inspector's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Makak and Moustique at the end of the play?

2. What role does music play in the Prologue?

3. Do you think the journey to Africa is literal or symbolical? Why?

4. What is symbolized by Makak chopping off the head of the Woman in White?

5. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 2, Part 1? Why is this significant?

6. What is significant about the name of the Market Inspector?

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

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

9. In Act 1, Scene 3, what is the Corporal's view of Makak?

10. Makak and Moustique are black; explain how this affects the interpretation of their journey.

(see the answer keys)

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