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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Souris and Tigre tell the Corporal is their right to have?

2. When the Corporal asks Souris and Tigre how Makak has behaved, what is their response?

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

4. Why does Makak name himself that name?

5. What does Tigre say he sees when he looks into the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters' identities are in flux throughout the play? Why would Walcott create such confusion among characters? What does this add to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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