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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. Who does Makak say are the Peasants' worst enemies?
(a) Members of a rival tribe.
(b) Their dead fathers.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Evil spirits.

2. Where does Makak ask to be sent?
(a) To the store.
(b) To heaven.
(c) Back to the bar.
(d) Home.

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

4. How does the Corporal jokingly identify the third man in the cage to Souris?
(a) The king of Africa.
(b) The savior of the world.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

5. What does Moustique say he will give the Peasants in exchange?
(a) The power of healing.
(b) Water.
(c) The ability to see the future.
(d) Eternal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Peasant ask the person who greets him to do with him?

2. What does the Corporal allow each man to drink?

3. What does Moustique do to the thing that bites him?

4. Who denounces the person pretending to be Makak to the crowd?

5. What does the family in the market discuss?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the concept of false identity appear in Scene 1?

2. What do you learn about Tigre and Souris in the Prologue?

3. Describe the differences between Makak and Moustique.

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

5. How does the tone of the play change in Act 2?

6. Describe an instance of foreshadowing in Scene 1.

7. Explain the significance of the list of the white people put on trial.

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

9. Why do you think Moustique decides to dress up as Makak?

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

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