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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama enters and says that she needs how many girls to get up and serve the miners?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What was Salima picking in her garden at the time she was abducted by soldiers?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Sprouts.
(d) Beans.

3. In what decade of life is Mama Nadi, the madam who runs the brothel at the center of the play?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Early 40s.

4. What action does Mama take immediately after hearing Christian's news in Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Hugs Christian.
(c) Goes to take a nap.
(d) Pours a whiskey.

5. When Mama comes to the doorway in Scene 3 of Act Two, who is standing outside the door?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Simon.
(c) Mr. Harari.
(d) Josephine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Josephine angrily insists in Scene 5 of Act One that her father had been what?

3. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?

4. How old was Mama when a white man came with a deed and seized her family's land?

5. How much time has passed between Scene 1 and Scene 2 of Act One, according to the stage directions?

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