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

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

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

4. What does Makak narrate in his long speech during the Prologue?
(a) His birth.
(b) His spiritual ecstasy.
(c) His journey toward becoming a Christian.
(d) Creationism.

5. What does the disc the Figure holds represent?
(a) The moon.
(b) Peace and harmony.
(c) The circle of life.
(d) Rebirth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who offers to buy the Inspector a drink?

3. What does the Woman tell Makak about his family?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Makak imprisoned?

5. Why do you think Makak doesn't argue more with Moustique about his intent not to use his gifts for profit?

6. What is the connotation and denotation of the word "journey"? What about "slave"?

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

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

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

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

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