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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the fifth forest scene open?

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

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

4. How does Emperor Jones free himself from the vision he sees in the fifth forest scene?

5. Which term describes the figure of the crocodile in Emperor Jones' final vision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe three things Emperor Jones is guilty about. Does he purge his guilt for any or all of them? Does he use different methods to purge his guilt over any one of the things he has done? Does he ever get free of his guilt or is he killed with guilt heavy on his conscience?

Essay Topic 2

Emperor Jones uses violence to solve certain problems in his life, but he is brought down by an act of violence himself. Compare and contrast his murder of Jeff and his murder by the natives. How are they similar? How are they different? Is one act of violence equivalent to another? Is one more or less just than the other?

Essay Topic 3

How was Emperor Jones received in America when it premiered in 1929? What does it tell us about America in 1929 that it got the responses it did? What does it tell us about how blacks were treated in America at the time?

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