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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the tom-tom coming from in the last scene?
(a) Right on stage.
(b) Off at a distance.
(c) Back at the palace.
(d) Very close by.

2. What apparition does Emperor Jones see in this fourth forest scene?
(a) A slave uprising.
(b) A slave auction.
(c) A prison scene.
(d) A trial in court.

3. What has changed about Emperor Jones' appearance as the fifth forest scene begins?
(a) He is practically naked because his clothes are so tattered.
(b) He looks like a native god.
(c) His pants are so tattered that he seems to be wearing only a loincloth.
(d) He is beginning to resemble a native cheiftan.

4. What does Emperor Jones do once he sees his part in the vision in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He shoots the buyer and seller bidding on him.
(b) He shoots at the prosecutor and judge.
(c) He throws the last of his clothing away.
(d) He shoots at the slave owners.

5. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?
(a) He is being punished.
(b) He is leading a slave revolt.
(c) He is a slave being auctioned.
(d) He is on trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emperor Jones afraid of at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

2. What does Smithers ask Emperor Jones after the natives bring him in during the final scene?

3. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?

4. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the fourth forest scene?

5. Which literary term best approximates the sound Emperor Jones makes in the fifth forest scene?

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