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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument plays in the background after Makak falls to the ground?

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

3. What does Makak envision walking along the road?

4. What does Moustique say about Makak's vision of the Woman?

5. What is the name of the formally dressed Figure from the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the climactic scene of the play.

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

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

6. In Act 1, Scene 3, what is the Corporal's view of Makak?

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

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

9. What is Makak's personal truth, revealed at the end of the play?

10. Describe the significance of the closing song sung by the Chorus.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Tigre and Souris. How are their lives different? How are the characters the same?

Essay Topic 2

What is the tone of Dream on Monkey Mountain? Why would Walcott choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of the Figure and the Woman in White. Are they similar in any way, or are they mostly different? What role does each play in Makak's life and worldview? How does his relationship with each character change throughout the work?

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