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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) Annapolis.
(b) Queens.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Harlem.

2. What place does the poetic imagery the Landlady uses in Part 4 reflect?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) Africa.
(d) France.

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

4. Who does Jesus fall asleep next to?
(a) No one.
(b) The Landlady.
(c) Sarah.
(d) The Duchess.

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

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

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

8. What is the significance of the ability for the characters to hide their hair loss?
(a) The lack of permanence in people's lives.
(b) That identity is still in place.
(c) That people can hide flaws.
(d) That hair loss is no big deal.

9. The African-American man is telling another character's story. What aspect of this character's life do we learn through the African-American man?
(a) Her mother's life.
(b) His mother's life.
(c) His father's life.
(d) Her father's life.

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

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

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

13. What did the African-American man's mother want him to do with what he learned on his travels?
(a) Become a chef.
(b) Become a writer.
(c) Teach what he learned to his people.
(d) Start a new business.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loses his or her hair in Part 4?

2. What did Sarah find at the location she searched for her father?

3. On what holiday did Sarah visit her father?

4. Where did the African-American man's father and mother travel to?

5. Where does Part 4 of the play begin?

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