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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. Which character does Christian instruct, telling her to avoid making "Mama angry" (18)?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Salima.
(d) Christina.

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

3. What animal does Mama name in a simile when she describes Christian's annoying tenacity?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A bear cub.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A hyena.

4. What color is the parrot that belonged to the now-deceased Old Papa Batunga?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Gray.
(c) Orange.
(d) Green.

5. What adjective does Christian use to describe Sophie's status in her village?
(a) Ruined.
(b) Enmeshed.
(c) Shamed.
(d) Interred.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What name does Mama insist that the young women in her care call her?

4. 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?

5. How old is Christian, the "perpetually cheerful traveling salesman" (5)?

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