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

2. Which character is the only one singing when Scene 2 of Act One opens?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Mama.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Salima.

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

4. What animal does Mama name in a simile when she describes Christian's annoying tenacity?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A bear cub.

5. Salima tells Sophie in Scene 3 of Act One that she had denied the previous night's soldier which of his desires?
(a) To sing a song.
(b) To have her leave with him.
(c) To recite a poem.
(d) To be held after sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and tells which character to go fetch water?

2. What day does Mama mention when she refers to Old Papa Batunga's passing?

3. What type of item "sits conspicuously in the corner of the room" (5) when the play first opens in a bar?

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

5. What color is the kerchief that Mama wears around her neck in Scene 1 of Act Two?

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