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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Mama take after she retrieves her money from Sophie's person?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She throws her onto the floor.
(c) She tells her to get out.
(d) She drags her toward the door.

2. Mama tells Christian that she has been expecting him for how many weeks?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. Which character pushes a drunken miner out the door at the beginning of Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Salima.
(b) Mama.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Josephine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Christian tells Mama in Scene 4 of Act One that Yaka-Yaka has changed drastically. What is Yaka-Yaka?

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

4. Mama tells Sophie that taking what action against Josephine would ensure an attitude adjustment?

5. Salima tells Sophie in Scene 3 of Act One that she had denied the previous night's soldier which of his desires?

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