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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What state is Emperor Jones in when the natives bring him back in the final scene?

3. What part does Emperor Jones play in the vision he sees in the fourth forest scene?

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

5. Whose help does Emperor Jones ask for in his final vision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What do we know about characters through how they speak? How does Emperor Jones' speech change throughout the play? What does the change in his speech tell us about his experience? What other voices do we hear? Do they change as well?

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