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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. The soldier had told Salima that how many Hema men had been shot and buried in their own mine?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

2. Sophie tells Salima in Scene 3 of Act One that whenever she sings, she is praying for what?
(a) For her parents to be alive.
(b) For her siblings to be alive.
(c) For the pain to go away.
(d) A heavenly voice.

3. With what type of gesture does Christian greet Sophie in Scene 4 of Act One?
(a) He hugs her.
(b) He smiles at her.
(c) He kisses her on both cheeks.
(d) He blows her a kiss.

4. Christian tells Mama in Scene 4 of Act One that Yaka-Yaka has changed drastically. What is Yaka-Yaka?
(a) A market.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A mine.
(d) A nature preserve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is singing about a bird when Scene 4 of Act One opens?

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

3. Rebel Soldier 1 offers Mama a great deal of coltan for the right to speak with which character?

4. What item does Mama deny Christian, causing him to become angry and snap at Sophie?

5. What is the first name of the leader Kisembe, who "holds court" (19) at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act One?

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