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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. As the Corporal interrogates Makak, who begins to sing?
(a) Tigre.
(b) A strange woman.
(c) The Figure.
(d) Souris.

2. What does Moustique say about Makak's vision of the Woman?
(a) It was just a dream.
(b) It probably is very meaningful.
(c) He thinks Makak is lying.
(d) It will happen again.

3. Who pretends to be Makak?
(a) Basil.
(b) Moustique.
(c) Souris.
(d) The Inspector.

4. What does the Figure do when it comes onto the stage?
(a) Threatens the dancer with a sword.
(b) Stands behind the dancer.
(c) Dances on top of a cage.
(d) Points to the audience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Makak use to respond to the Corporal?

2. Who does Makak say appeared to him on Monkey Mountain?

3. What does the family in the market discuss?

4. Who urges Makak to return to Monkey Mountain, or he will die?

5. What do the Figure and dancer move toward across the stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opening scene of the Prologue, before Makak and the Corporal enter.

2. Explain the significance of Makak referring to Basil as the "Carpenter."

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

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between Tigre and Souris.

7. Why is Makak imprisoned?

8. What personal changes does the Corporal experience in the play?

9. Describe the climactic scene of the play.

10. What is your first impression of Makak?

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