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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Landlady believe Sarah thinks she is?
(a) A queen.
(b) A dancer.
(c) An actress.
(d) A princess.

2. An African-American man walks on stage in Part 2. What is he carrying?
(a) A knife.
(b) A baby.
(c) A mask.
(d) A bible.

3. What are the hairpieces that the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria wear made of?
(a) Long red hair.
(b) Wild, curly black hair.
(c) Straight black hair.
(d) Straight blonde hair.

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

5. Who opens Part 2 of Adrienne Kennedy's play?
(a) Sarah.
(b) The Landylady.
(c) Duchess and the queen.
(d) The Duchess and Raymond.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part 2, what does the African-American man claim he did?

2. What is heard throughout the scene with the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria?

3. Where does the Landlady say Sarah stays?

4. What does the Duchess think her father wants to do to her?

5. What is symbolic about what the Duchess is losing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sarah's hair falling out?

2. What is symbolic about Harlem in Part 3?

3. Describe the Duchess and Queen Victoria the first time the audience sees them.

4. What is symbolic about the mask the African-American man carries on stage?

5. In Part 1, who does the audience learn is knocking?

6. What happened when Sarah's father went to visit her?

7. Who is Raymond?

8. What is symbolic about the bag of hair the Duchess brings on stage?

9. What is the symbolism behind the new setting in Part 5?

10. What does the Landlady believe about Sarah's father's death?

(see the answer keys)

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