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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Sarah's father's mother want him to become?
(a) A messiah.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) President.

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

3. Did Sarah ever forgive her father in Part 4?
(a) Her father does not want her forgiveness.
(b) She can't decide.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

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

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

6. What condition was Sarah's father in when she saw him in Part 4?
(a) He was on drugs.
(b) He was injured.
(c) He was hallucinating.
(d) He was drunk.

7. How did the African-American man feel about his mother?
(a) He loved her.
(b) He was indifferent.
(c) He didn't care for her.
(d) He hated her.

8. In Part 4, who does the Landlady say died?
(a) Patrice Lumumba.
(b) Sarah's father.
(c) Sarah.
(d) The Queen.

9. What is the first thing the Duchess and Jesus speak about?
(a) Her father's blackness.
(b) Her lack of identity.
(c) His father's blackness.
(d) Her father's whiteness.

10. Who opens the play in Part 3?
(a) The Duchess
(b) The African-American man.
(c) Sarah.
(d) The Queen.

11. What happened to the African-American man's mother and father on their travels?
(a) They fell out of love.
(b) Their love grew stronger.
(c) They bought a house.
(d) They were robbed.

12. What was the purpose of the object Sarah's father sent her?
(a) Birthday gift.
(b) Love.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Forgiveness.

13. What happened when Sarah saw her father in Part 4?
(a) She kissed him.
(b) She ran past him.
(c) She hit him.
(d) She hugged him.

14. What sound is heard in Part 4?
(a) Howling.
(b) Humming.
(c) Knocking.
(d) Ringing.

15. What happens when Jesus wakes up in Part 4?
(a) He claims he is moving to New York.
(b) He claims he will go back to Africa.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He cries.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does the character in Part 4 do when he or she realizes his or her hair fell out?

3. What does the neighborhood the African-American man's father tried to harm himself in signify to Sarah?

4. What did the African-American man's father say the people that were coming for him were going to do to him?

5. What do Jesus and the Duchess do to each other in Part 4?

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