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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones say he killed Jeff?
(a) With a razor.
(b) With a gun.
(c) He threw him off a train.
(d) With his hands.

2. How long does Jones think he has been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?
(a) Years.
(b) Hours.
(c) All night.
(d) Half a day.

3. Which literary device is employed in this first forest scene?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Literal meaning.
(c) Personification.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

4. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?
(a) Calmly, as if they were reassuring him.
(b) In a frenzy, as if they were dancing.
(c) Violently, as if they were being tortured.
(d) Rhythmically, as if they were rowing.

5. The black figures that Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene are amused by what?
(a) Emperor Jones' gun.
(b) Emperor Jones' panic.
(c) Emperor Jones' clothing.
(d) Emperor Jones' language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?

2. What is the tone of the scene at the edge of the forest?

3. How has the beat of the tom-tom changed when the second forest scene opens?

4. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' work in the third forest scene?

5. Whose experience is Emperor Jones envisioning in the fifth forest scene?

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