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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. What is the first name of the leader Kisembe, who "holds court" (19) at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act One?
(a) John.
(b) Christian.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Jerome.

2. Who purchased the book being read aloud in Scene 5 of Act One?
(a) Christian.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Salima.
(d) Mama.

3. Mama asks Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two if she is "strong enough to stomach" what element when she returns to her village?
(a) Hate.
(b) Envy.
(c) Despair.
(d) Shame.

4. Salina says that Fortune, still outside, has always been what?
(a) Paranoid.
(b) Proud.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Patient.

5. In Scene 6 of Act Two, Mr. Harari advises Mama to flee and to travel in which direction?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which instrument's sound causes Josephine to dance in a "frenzied" manner, releasing "her anger" and "her pain" (64)?

2. What language does the parrot featured in the play speak?

3. What object does Mama give to Mr. Harari in Scene 6 of Act Two?

4. What type of item "sits conspicuously in the corner of the room" (5) when the play first opens in a bar?

5. Mama enters and says that she needs how many girls to get up and serve the miners?

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