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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Duchess' father do for a job?
(a) He was an actor.
(b) He was a clown.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a missionary.

2. What does the cross symbolize in the play?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Africa.
(c) America.
(d) The Klu Klux Klan.

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

4. How did the African-American man feel about his mother?
(a) He didn't care for her.
(b) He was indifferent.
(c) He loved her.
(d) He hated her.

5. What does the Duchess' reaction to her father cause her to do?
(a) Lose her identity.
(b) Lose her hair.
(c) Lose her money.
(d) Lose her job.

Short Answer Questions

1. The African-American man says his father tried to hurt himself at the end of Part 3. What did he try and do?

2. Where did the African-American man's mother end up living?

3. What happened to the African-American man's mother and father on their travels?

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

5. What does the audience realize the white woman is muttering as she crosses the stage a second time?

(see the answer key)

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