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

2. Where was the person the African-American man dreamed about sitting?
(a) On a chair.
(b) On a beach.
(c) On a bed.
(d) On the floor.

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

4. What does the Duchess' reaction to her father cause her to do?
(a) Lose her job.
(b) Lose her identity.
(c) Lose her hair.
(d) Lose her money.

5. Who does the Duchess represent?
(a) An element of Sarah.
(b) An element of the author.
(c) An element of the Landlady.
(d) An element of black history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Negro" wear around her neck?

2. Why do the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria feel bound to the Duchess' father?

3. What is the Duchess afraid of in Part 2?

4. What happens because of the African-American man's feelings about himself?

5. What does the Duchess bring to the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who appears on stage with Sarah and what does he do to Sarah?

2. What does the Duchess look like at the start of Part 2?

3. What does the audience see after the stage goes into darkness?

4. What hope did the African-American man's father's mother have for him?

5. What is symbolic about all of the characters losing their hair?

6. How does the Duchess react to Jesus' hair falling out?

7. How does Sarah describe herself?

8. What happened when Sarah tried to visit her father?

9. Who does Jesus believe his father is?

10. Describe the African-American man's dream in Part 2.

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