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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. 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?
(a) A promise.
(b) A lapse of memory.
(c) A threat.
(d) An apology.

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

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

4. When Sophie meets Mama's eyes and reveals her age, what is it?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. What day does Mama mention when she refers to Old Papa Batunga's passing?
(a) Last Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) The Monday before last.
(d) Last Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama tells Christian that she has been expecting him for how many weeks?

2. How many young women in total does Mama agree to accept from Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?

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

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

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

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