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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. What significant question does Mama ask Christian after Josephine takes Sophie and Salima out back to get washed up?
(a) Did you at least tell them this time?
(b) Why have you brought them here?
(c) Are they expecting to be paid?
(d) Has either one been pregnant?

2. How old is Christian, the "perpetually cheerful traveling salesman" (5)?
(a) In his early 60s.
(b) In his late 40s.
(c) In his early 50s.
(d) In his early forties.

3. What does Mama plan to do with the parrot, according to her comment to Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) Keep it as a pet.
(b) Breed it.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Train it.

4. What kind of leader is Kisembe said to be in Scene 2 of Act One?
(a) Communist.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Gang.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The living quarters featured in Scene 3 of Act One are in what location?

2. 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?

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

4. When Sophie meets Mama's eyes and reveals her age, what is it?

5. 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?

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