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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and tells which character to go fetch water?
(a) Christian.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Salima.
(d) Josephine.

2. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?
(a) A savannah.
(b) A mangrove swamp.
(c) A rainforest.
(d) A desert.

3. At what time of day does Scene 6 of Act One begin?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Morning.

4. What language does the parrot featured in the play speak?
(a) Latin.
(b) Pygmy.
(c) Mandarin.
(d) Swahili.

5. At the end of Scene 1 in Act One, what gesture is said to be contained within Christian's posture as he exits the room?
(a) A promise.
(b) An apology.
(c) A threat.
(d) A lapse of memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shots does Christian take in quick succession at the end of Scene 4 in Act One?

2. Mama tells Sophie in Scene 5 of Act One, "I know you better than" (54) what?

3. Sophie reveals to Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that she had been intending to use the money for what purpose?

4. The living quarters featured in Scene 3 of Act One are in what location?

5. When Mama watches Sophie steal money, she watches her put it into what location?

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