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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. What object does Mama show to Sophie just before she accuses her of stealing?
(a) A raw ruby.
(b) A raw diamond.
(c) A raw agate.
(d) A piece of pyrite.

2. It is revealed in Scene 6 of Act One that which character is the wife of Fortune?
(a) Mama.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Salima.

3. Christian tells Mama in Scene 6 that which character's dead body had recently been found?
(a) The pastor.
(b) The priest.
(c) The police chief.
(d) The rabbi.

4. How much time has passed between Scene 1 and Scene 2 of Act One, according to the stage directions?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 1 season.

5. What is NOT an item Mama mentions as one of the three things she provides for the young women in her care?
(a) Education.
(b) A bed.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what kind of tree was Salima's infant daughter Beatrice stomped to death by a soldier?

2. Christian reports to Mama that the pastor had been killed in retaliation for aiding whom?

3. When Christian presents "two" women "for the price of one" (9) and Mama argues that she cannot support two, what else does he throw into the deal?

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

5. Which character fetches Mama at Christian's request in Scene 6 of Act One?

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