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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wrongdoing does Emperor Jones admit to in the fourth forest scene?
(a) Cheating at cards and craps.
(b) Killing Jeff and the prison guard.
(c) Running out on his wife and kids.
(d) Lying to the natives about his powers.

2. Which answer represents the setting when the last scene opens?
(a) Middle of the night.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.

3. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?
(a) Forward to the current state of American blacks.
(b) Back to the beginning of slavery.
(c) Back to Jones' personal origins.
(d) Back to American blacks' roots in Africa.

4. What does the setting in the fifth forest scene represent?
(a) The barracks of a plantation.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) The hold of a slave ship.
(d) A prison cell.

5. What does Emperor Jones use to dispel his final vision?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A shovel.
(c) His silver bullet.
(d) His shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?

2. Is Emperor Jones moving any closer to freedom in the fifth forest scene?

3. Where does Emperor Jones go at the end of the sixth forest scene?

4. How is the apparition in the fourth forest scene different from the previous apparitions?

5. What are the figures saying in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

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