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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lem tell Smithers when Smithers does not believe what he tells him in the final scene?
(a) He insists they have almost caught Emperor Jones.
(b) He pledges to rid the island of whites and emperors.
(c) He recounts Emperor Jones' sins and describes Jones' death.
(d) He tells Smithers that the witch doctor put a spell on Emperor Jones.

4. How does Emperor Jones dispel his final vision?
(a) He strangles the person who would harm him.
(b) He shoots the crocodile.
(c) He prays for forgiveness.
(d) He blinks his eyes and shakes his head and the vision disappears.

5. What is the significance of Emperor Jones dispelling his final vision?
(a) He does not have anything left to protect himself with.
(b) He has finally overcome all of the things that could hurt him.
(c) He has chosen to die for his sins.
(d) He has been reduced to the level of the natives who are looking for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of drama is Emperor Jones?

2. Who enters the sixth forest scene with Emperor Jones?

3. The fact that Emperor Jones is killed by a silver bullet made from money is a form of what?

4. How have the tom-tom beats changed at the end of the sixth forest scene?

5. What does the sixth forest scene tell us about Emperor Jones' wanderings?

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