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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the forest come to symbolize over the course of the five forest scenes so far?

2. How do the figures move in the vision Emperor Jones sees in the fifth forest scene?

3. What does Emperor Jones feel when he realizes his part in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

4. Where does the fourth forest scene begin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emperor Jones is haunted by scenes from America's slave-holding history. How is Emperor Jones in the same position as the slaves? How is his situation different?

Essay Topic 2

Citing specific instances from the text, describe three literary devices O'Neill uses in Emperor Jones. These might include foreshadowing, characterization, symbolism, dialect, metaphor, etc. How does the literary device appear in the play? How does it enhance the plot, building the play toward a crisis and then resolving that crisis?

Essay Topic 3

Emperor Jones is almost offered up as a sacrifice to the crocodile. What else is sacrificed in the play? Describe three sacrifices. What is given up? What does the sacrificer hope to obtain in return?

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