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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 does the Corporal say Makak did when people laughed at him in the bar?

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

3. Makak calls himself God's ______.

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

5. Who acts as the prosecutor in the mock trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Makak's quest is futile? Why or why not?

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

3. Describe the market in Act 1, Scene 3.

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

5. Which parts of the play do you think are reality and which are dreams? Why do you think this way?

6. How did Makak get his name?

7. What symbol does the spider serve in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

10. What is your first impression of Makak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Walcott uses a narrative point of view throughout his entire play. Why do you think he chooses to write this way? What are the pros and cons of using this point of view in this particular story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the development of the relationship between Makak and Moustique? What do you think cements their friendship together? What benefits do both characters derive from the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

How is racism explored and conveyed in Walcott's work? Why do you think Walcott wrote about it in this way?

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