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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Emperor Jones' clothing as the fourth forest scene begins?

2. What does Smithers have difficulty believing in the final scene?

3. Which answer represents the setting when the last scene opens?

4. How are the figures arranged in Emperor Jones' vision in the fifth forest scene?

5. What has changed about Emperor Jones' appearance as the fifth forest scene begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research essay. How has this play been staged in the past? Taking what you can from past reviews, describe the physical properties of professional productions.

Essay Topic 2

Does Emperor Jones simply get what is coming to him, or does he learn anything through the course of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Emperor Jones makes a lot of money by ruling over the natives, but he is killed by money as well in the form of melted down silver coins. How does money appear in the play? What does it buy? What can it not buy? Are there other forms of exchange that use a different currency?

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