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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 2-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama's policy is that armed men leave what objects behind the bar when they enter?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Guns.
(c) Knives.
(d) Bullets.

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

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

4. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?
(a) A desert.
(b) A mangrove swamp.
(c) A rainforest.
(d) A savannah.

5. Christian tells Mama in Scene 4 of Act One that which clergyman is missing?
(a) Pastor Givens.
(b) Father Walsh.
(c) Pastor Robbins.
(d) Father Brandon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sophie tells Salima in Scene 3 of Act One that whenever she sings, she is praying for what?

2. What does Mama plan to do with the parrot, according to her comment to Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?

3. In what decade of life is Mama Nadi, the madam who runs the brothel at the center of the play?

4. At what time of day does Scene 3 of Act Two begin?

5. Christian tells Mama, "The last time I had a drink, I lost" (39) what?

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