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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the African-American man's father do to his mother?
(a) He divorced her.
(b) He kissed her.
(c) He bought her a ring.
(d) He raped her.

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

3. What is the job of the Duchess' father symbolic of?
(a) The stereotype of African-Americans as entertainers.
(b) African-Americans losing themselves to the "white man's" religion.
(c) The Harlem Renaissance.
(d) The joy in her family.

4. What is symbolic about what the Duchess is losing?
(a) She is leaving capitalist society.
(b) She is shedding her African American traits.
(c) She is sexually confused.
(d) She is becoming a hippie.

5. Where are the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria in Part 1?
(a) Sarah's room.
(b) The park.
(c) The Queen's room.
(d) The chamber room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hairstyle does the Duchess' mother have?

2. What did the Duchess' father do for a job?

3. What was the African-American man's father's reaction to the treatment of his wife?

4. What is the significance of the ability for the characters to hide their hair loss?

5. What does Queen Victoria say in her scene with the Duchess in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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