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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has time progressed in Emperor Jones' first five visions?

2. How does Emperor Jones feel at the beginning of the fifth forest scene?

3. Where does Lem say he got his silver bullet?

4. Who is the first character to enter in the final scene?

5. What wrongdoing does Emperor Jones admit to in the fourth forest scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emperor Jones strips off his clothing as the play goes on. Describe three instances where clothing is important in the play and describe the symbolic significance of clothing in the play.

Essay Topic 2

What is the moral of Emperor Jones? Does the play teach a moral? If you think it does, describe how that lesson is presented. If you think that it does not, what does it teach us, if not a moral?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Smithers is the only white man in the play, and the witch doctor and Lem and the old woman in the first scene are the only natives with speaking roles. Compare and contrast the roles of the white and black characters. How are they the same? How are they different? What difference does skin color make in this play? What can Smithers do that the natives cannot, and vice versa? Are these characters presented as individuals, or as typifying their respective races?

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