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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 bites Moustique as he reaches under a bench?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A spider.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rabid dog.

2. Who does the Corporal say he really thinks Makak is?
(a) Someone who got tired of being poor.
(b) A magician.
(c) His son.
(d) The savior of the world.

3. Who does the crowd beat to death?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Moustique.
(c) The Inspector.
(d) Souris.

4. Who does Makak say appeared to him on Monkey Mountain?
(a) His future son.
(b) The Corporal.
(c) God.
(d) His grandfather.

5. Who brings water to the person pretending to be Makak?
(a) Tigre.
(b) Basil.
(c) A woman.
(d) The Figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makak envision walking along the road?

2. Why don't the Corporal or the other characters see the woman along the road?

3. Moustique says he might be worried if Basil was a what?

4. Who pretends to be Makak?

5. Who acts as the prosecutor in the mock trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Makak's reaction to Moustique's death?

3. Describe the market in Act 1, Scene 3.

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

5. Do you think Walcott's use of imagery is effective in the closing scenes of the play? Why or why not?

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

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

8. In what ways does Walcott show that human nature is similar to animal nature in Act 2?

9. How does Makak's story run parallel to that of Moses in the Bible?

10. Describe the climactic scene of the play.

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