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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Poison himself.
(b) Hang himself.
(c) Shoot himself.
(d) Cut himself.

2. What does the African-American man say happened to his hair?
(a) He dyed it.
(b) He shaved it.
(c) It grew longer.
(d) It fell out.

3. Why does the Landlady believe Sarah's hair is falling out?
(a) Sarah shaves her head.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Stress.
(d) She is suffering from the death of her father.

4. What did the African-American man's mother want him to do with what he learned on his travels?
(a) Become a writer.
(b) Teach what he learned to his people.
(c) Start a new business.
(d) Become a chef.

5. What is the play's stage setting supposed to represent?
(a) Downtown Harlem.
(b) A farm.
(c) A circus.
(d) A funhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does "Negro" tell the audience she lives in?

2. What was the African-American man supposed to become?

3. What part of the city was the African-American man's father in when he tried to hurt himself?

4. What color dress does the woman Adrienne Kennedy refers to as "Negro" wear?

5. What does the rejection of the African-American man's mother symbolize?

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