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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the start of the play a white woman walks across the stage. What is the white woman wearing?
(a) An African dress.
(b) A towel.
(c) A nightgown.
(d) A suit.

3. Who did the African American-man's father say were coming for him?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) The police.
(d) Soliders.

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) Become a chef.
(c) Teach what he learned to his people.
(d) Start a new business.

5. Which characters are in the scene when Part 4 begins?
(a) The Duchess.
(b) The Queen and Jesus.
(c) The Duchess and Jesus.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Landlady repeatedly do?

2. What does the African American man claim he was born between?

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

4. Who's story is the African-American man telling?

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

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