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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. Who purchased the book being read aloud in Scene 5 of Act One?
(a) Salima.
(b) Mama.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Christian.

2. What favorite food of Beatrice's is discussed in Scene 3 of Act One?
(a) Yam.
(b) Potato.
(c) Banana.
(d) Apple.

3. What color is the kerchief that Mama wears around her neck in Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

4. How many times does Mama repeat the lyric, "The door never closes at Mama's place" (64) at the end of Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

5. Salima angrily tells Sophie in Scene 2 of Act Two that Fortune had accused her of taking what action against him?
(a) Cuckolding him.
(b) Dishonoring him.
(c) Striking him.
(d) Lying to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mama argues against taking in Sophie, she tells Christian that she already feeds how many young women "while half the country starves" (13)?

2. What color is the parrot that belonged to the now-deceased Old Papa Batunga?

3. How does Mama comfort Salima when Sophie helps her realize that Salima is hurting?

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

5. Mama recalls her mother taking her and her brothers to what location so that she could "visit with uncles" (18)?

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