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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salima leaned down to speak to what type of bird just before she found soldiers looming over her?
(a) A dove.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A peacock.
(d) A robin.

2. Christian tells Mama in Scene 6 that which character's dead body had recently been found?
(a) The pastor.
(b) The police chief.
(c) The rabbi.
(d) The priest.

3. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and orders which character to sweep the yard?
(a) Mr. Harari.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Salima.

4. Who notifies Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that someone is coming around the bend?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Mr. Harari.
(c) Christian.
(d) Salima.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the only one singing when Scene 2 of Act One opens?

2. Sophie tells Mama that she keeps her books in what location?

3. Christian complains that unlike men like Mr. Harari, everyone else has "to pretend that all this" what "means nothing" (75)?

4. What is NOT a staple Mama mentions when she asks Christian how she is supposed to do business without four key items?

5. When Mama argues against taking in Sophie, she tells Christian that she already feeds how many young women "while half the country starves" (13)?

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