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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 comes to sit beside the object on the stage?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A musician.
(d) A professor.

2. What does the Corporal pull out of Makak's bag?
(a) Weapons.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Rum and a mask.
(d) A crystal ball.

3. Makak calls himself God's ______.
(a) Chosen son.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Protector.
(d) Right hand man.

4. Who says he saw Makak by the river?
(a) A boy.
(b) Souris.
(c) The Corporal.
(d) Tigre.

5. Who acts as the prosecutor in the mock trial?
(a) Moustique.
(b) Souris.
(c) Tigre.
(d) The Corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Makak charged with when he is arrested?

2. What does the Corporal toss at Tigre and Souris to wear as judges' robes?

3. Who is Makak sitting with on the ground after the scene changes from the prison?

4. How does the Corporal jokingly identify the third man in the cage to Souris?

5. Who tells Makak to continue his story after Makak falls to his knees?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Moustique laugh in Basil's face after the sick man is healed?

4. How are nature and God connected in Walcott's story?

5. What is wrong with the man on the stretcher? What are the Peasants asking Makak to do for him?

6. Describe the events leading up to Tigre's death.

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

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

9. Describe the differences between Makak and Moustique.

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

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