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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually kills Tigre?

2. Who refuses to tie up the Corporal?

3. What law does the Corporal tell the prisoners he is there to fulfill?

4. Who cries out that he has "killed and tasted blood"?

5. Who tells Makak to hurry after Tigre's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism of skin color Walcott includes in his play. What does the fact that Makak and Moustique are black symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Walcott includes the confrontation between the Corporal and Tigre? What purpose does the scene serve? Do you think the reader would have had just as thorough an understanding of the characters without this description of events?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the main theme of Walcott's play? Identify at least three events in Dream on Monkey Mountain that communicate this theme.

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