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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Act One: Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade of life is Mama Nadi, the madam who runs the brothel at the center of the play?
(a) Early 50s.
(b) Early 40s.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) Late 30s.

2. Mama tells Christian that she has been expecting him for how many weeks?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What item does Mama deny Christian, causing him to become angry and snap at Sophie?
(a) Soda.
(b) Caramel chocolate.
(c) Cream.
(d) Sugar.

4. What name does Mama insist that the young women in her care call her?
(a) Missus.
(b) Mum.
(c) Mama.
(d) Mama Nedi.

5. Christian tells Sophie near the end of Scene 1 in Act Two that she is lucky, since many people of what type "would've left [her] for dead" (18)?
(a) Men.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Members of her family.
(d) Uncles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the parrot that belonged to the now-deceased Old Papa Batunga?

3. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?

4. What special talent does Sophie have?

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?

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