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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?
(a) He was always traveling as a salesman.
(b) He did not have the resources he needed then, either.
(c) He lived in the forest there as well.
(d) He was always on the run from his wife and family.

2. What do the natives mistakenly think about Emperor Jones?
(a) He is a runaway felon.
(b) He has mysterious powers.
(c) He is a murderer.
(d) He is a god.

3. What does Emperor Jones tell himself at the beginning of the third forest scene?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he is dreaming.
(c) That he has not seen any ghosts.
(d) That he will go back and kill Jeff.

4. Where does the third forest scene begin?
(a) At the palace.
(b) At a burial ground.
(c) At a well.
(d) At a wide, flat road.

5. How well has Emperor Jones prepared for his flight from the palace?
(a) He has hidden the supplies that will get him to safety.
(b) He underestimated what he would need.
(c) He has more than enough supplies to get him to safety.
(d) He knows where to find what he needs in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?

2. What does Smithers tell Emperor Jones to look out for when Jones is leaving the palace?

3. What is the first thing Emperor Jones asks Smithers?

4. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?

5. What happens when Emperor Jones first fires his gun in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the native woman going in the first scene?

2. Contrast the vision Emperor Jones has in the fourth forest scene with the first vision he has.

3. Describe the irony in the natives' method for killing Emperor Jones.

4. What gives Emperor Jones his confidence when he learns that the natives are rising against him?

5. Describe the setting when the second scene begins.

6. Contrast Emperor Jones' status in the first scene with his status at the end of the sixth forest scene.

7. List two interpretations of Jones' vision in the fourth forest scene.

8. In what way is the routine of the palace out of the ordinary as the play begins?

9. What are two explanations for the identity of the chain gang?

10. How does Emperor Jones feel when he talks to Jeff, but Jeff does not respond?

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