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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does "Negro" tell the audience she lives in?
(a) Nashville.
(b) New York.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Memphis.

2. Where does the Duchess say her mother is?
(a) In a retirement home.
(b) In an asylum.
(c) In heaven.
(d) In hell.

3. Who's story is the African-American man telling?
(a) Raymond's.
(b) The Queen's.
(c) Sarah's.
(d) His own.

4. What did the African-American man do for his mother?
(a) He cleaned for her.
(b) He took care of her.
(c) He raised her children.
(d) He cooked for her.

5. What is the Duchess missing half of at the start of Part 2?
(a) Half of her hair.
(b) Half of her makeup.
(c) Half of her fingers.
(d) Half of her money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is symbolic about the African-American man's hair?

2. What does the cross symbolize in the play?

3. What are the hairpieces that the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria wear made of?

4. What is the play's stage setting supposed to represent?

5. The African-American man is telling another character's story. What aspect of this character's life do we learn through the African-American man?

(see the answer key)

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