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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the city was the African-American man's father in when he tried to hurt himself?
(a) Queens.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Annapolis.

2. What was the African-American man's father doing prior to what he did to African-American man's mother?
(a) Working.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Running.

3. What other name Queen Victoria was Queen Victoria known by?
(a) "Great Black Mother."
(b) "Great White Mother."
(c) "Queen V."
(d) "Great Mother."

4. What is the significance of the continuous sound?
(a) The presence of God.
(b) The presence of Sarah's father.
(c) The presence of Sarah's mother.
(d) The presence of the landlady.

5. What was the African-American man supposed to become?
(a) President.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A Christ-like figure.
(d) A doctor.

6. What didn't the African-American man's mother want him to do?
(a) Marry his wife.
(b) Move to Africa.
(c) Have a child.
(d) Divorce his wife.

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

8. What does the holiday that Sarah visits her father on symbolize?
(a) Skeletons.
(b) Love
(c) Rebirth.
(d) Renewal.

9. Who wanted the African-American man to achieve an unattainable goal in Part 3?
(a) His church.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

10. What does the rejection of the African-American man's mother symbolize?
(a) Self-love.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Self-hatred.
(d) Rejection of society.

11. What did the African-American man's father feel about himself?
(a) He hated himself.
(b) He loved himself.
(c) He thought he was wise.
(d) He thought he was handsome.

12. What was the African-American man's father's reaction to the treatment of his wife?
(a) He became more determined to be the messiah.
(b) He hit his son.
(c) He became more determined to find a job.
(d) He killed her.

13. What calms the balding character down in Part 4?
(a) Drugs.
(b) That the baldness can be hidden.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) A hot bath.

14. Who returns to the stage in Part 4?
(a) Raymond.
(b) The African-American man.
(c) The Landlady.
(d) Monica.

15. Where did the African-American man's mother want him to travel to?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place does the poetic imagery the Landlady uses in Part 4 reflect?

2. In whose name does Jesus claim he is going to kill someone at the end of Part 4?

3. What did Sarah's father send her in Part 4?

4. How does a character calm down the balding character in Part 4?

5. In whose home does Jesus fall asleep in?

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