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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Landlady believe Sarah thinks she is?
(a) A princess.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A queen.
(d) An actress.

2. What is odd about the Duchess father's presence?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is not invited.
(c) He climbs through the window.
(d) He has three fingers.

3. What is heard throughout the scene with the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria?
(a) Singing.
(b) Knocking.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

4. What causes "Negro" to lose her hair?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Self-recognition.
(c) Stress.
(d) She pulls it out.

5. What does the object around "Negro's" neck symbolize?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Religion.
(c) Lynching.
(d) The cold climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Duchess' father do to her mother?

2. At the start of the play a white woman walks across the stage. What is the white woman wearing?

3. Who is making the noise that the the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria hear throughout the scene?

4. How does Adrienne Kennedy describe the Landlady's character?

5. What is the white statue in "Negro's" room of?

(see the answer key)

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