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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the person the African-American man dreamed about doing?
(a) Calling to him.
(b) Singing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Reading a book.

3. The African-American man reappears in the scene with the Duchess and the Queen. What is he carrying?
(a) A bag of hair.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A plate of food.
(d) A black mask.

4. Who does the African-American man say he dreamed about?
(a) God.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. What does the Landlady repeatedly do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Scream.
(c) Shout.
(d) Laugh.

6. What does the audience realize the white woman is muttering as she crosses the stage a second time?
(a) That she is God.
(b) That the voices will not stop.
(c) That she will never let a white man touch her.
(d) That she will never let a black man touch her.

7. Who does the African-American man that walks on stage represent?
(a) Sarah's son.
(b) Sarah's boyfriend.
(c) Sarah's father.
(d) Sarah's brother.

8. What do the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria wear on their faces?
(a) Masks or white makeup.
(b) Silk scarves.
(c) Masks or black makeup.
(d) Feathers.

9. Who does "Negro" transform into?
(a) The landlady.
(b) Sarah.
(c) The queen.
(d) The duchess.

10. What is the Duchess missing half of at the start of Part 2?
(a) Half of her money.
(b) Half of her makeup.
(c) Half of her fingers.
(d) Half of her hair.

11. What does Queen Victoria say in her scene with the Duchess in Part 2?
(a) That she is beautiful.
(b) The Queen mumbles.
(c) That she is free.
(d) The scene is silent.

12. What is the white statue in "Negro's" room of?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Venus.
(c) David.
(d) Beethoven.

13. How does Sarah claim she killed her father?
(a) She shot him.
(b) She knocked him over the head.
(c) She hanged him.
(d) She stabbed him.

14. What does Sarah claim she used to kill her father?
(a) A noose.
(b) A gun.
(c) A black skull.
(d) A knife.

15. What was happening to the person the African-American man dreamed about?
(a) He or she was losing their hair.
(b) He or she was dying.
(c) He or she was bleeding.
(d) He or she was getting a hair cut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the African American man refer to himself as?

3. What does Queen Victoria discover in her scene?

4. Where does the Landlady say Sarah stays?

5. What is the play's stage setting supposed to represent?

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