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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. Mama recalls her mother taking her and her brothers to what location so that she could "visit with uncles" (18)?
(a) The zoo.
(b) A swamp.
(c) Kinshasa.
(d) Kisangani.

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

3. 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) Soldiers.
(b) Members of her family.
(c) Men.
(d) Uncles.

4. What is NOT a staple Mama mentions when she asks Christian how she is supposed to do business without four key items?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Soap.
(c) Petrol.
(d) Condoms.

5. Mama tells Sophie that she knows she is in pain because Mama is eliciting what type of sensory input?
(a) A sight.
(b) A sound.
(c) A feeling.
(d) A smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christian finally explain his relationship to Sophie?

2. When Christian presents "two" women "for the price of one" (9) and Mama argues that she cannot support two, what else does he throw into the deal?

3. What animal does Mama name in a simile when she describes Christian's annoying tenacity?

4. What adjective does Christian use to describe Sophie's status in her village?

5. Christian explains in Scene 1 of Act One that along the main road, there are boys with Kalashnikovs "and pockets that need filling" (5) posted every how many kilometers?

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