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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 is the Corporal carrying as he appears in the market?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A mask.
(c) A spear.
(d) A hat.

2. Who tells Makak to continue his story after Makak falls to his knees?
(a) Tigre.
(b) The Woman.
(c) Souris.
(d) The Corporal.

3. What does the Corporal allow each man to drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rum.

4. What does the family in the market discuss?
(a) The weather.
(b) The Corporal's outfit.
(c) Easter Sunday.
(d) Makak's miracles.

5. Moustique says he might be worried if Basil was a what?
(a) Spider.
(b) Woman.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What race is the Corporal?

2. Who does Makak tell Moustique he spent the night with?

3. Who does the Corporal say he really thinks Makak is?

4. Why does the Corporal say he let the beating continue?

5. How long have Makak and Moustique known each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you think Makak's role as leader is a delusion? Why or why not?

3. What is Makak's personal truth, revealed at the end of the play?

4. Why does Makak say that he has lost his way?

5. Explain the presence of the spider in Scene 1.

6. Do you like the Corporal, based on the information given to you in the Prologue? Why or why not?

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

8. Explain the image of the Woman in White that Makak encounters so frequently.

9. Do you think Makak's visions can best be explained by delusions, or is there an underlying cause or purpose for these visions?

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

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