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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 happens because of the African-American man's feelings about himself?
(a) He becomes wealthy.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) His hair falls out.
(d) He receives a promotion.

2. What causes "Negro" to lose her hair?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) She pulls it out.
(c) Stress.
(d) Self-recognition.

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

4. What does the Duchess think her father wants to do to her?
(a) Take her to dinner.
(b) Murder her.
(c) Touch her like he did her mother.
(d) Send her away.

5. How does the African-American man speak about his life?
(a) With joy.
(b) In song.
(c) Negatively.
(d) Positively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Landlady say happened to Sarah's father?

2. Where does the play open?

3. What color does "Negro" believe to be the color of evil?

4. Who does the African-American man that walks on stage represent?

5. What does the audience realize the white woman is muttering as she crosses the stage a second time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the Duchess showing Jesus how to wear his hair?

2. Describe the character of "Negro."

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

4. Which character returns to the stage and whose story does she tell?

5. Whose story do the characters on stage in Part 5 tell? What do they repeat over and over?

6. Who is Raymond?

7. Why is Sarah's hair falling out?

8. What does the Duchess say about her mother?

9. Where did the African-American man's father's mother want him to travel and why?

10. When the characters begin speaking in unison what do they say?

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