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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character nurses a beer while watching Sophie and Mama sing in Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Christian.
(c) Mr. Harari.
(d) Salima.

3. What phrase does Sophie repeat several times in Scene 4 of Act Two?
(a) Please not again.
(b) I am dead.
(c) We are gone.
(d) Fare thee well.

4. How old is Christian, the "perpetually cheerful traveling salesman" (5)?
(a) In his early forties.
(b) In his late 40s.
(c) In his early 60s.
(d) In his early 50s.

5. Sophie reveals to Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that she had been intending to use the money for what purpose?
(a) For an operation.
(b) For a car.
(c) For a dowry.
(d) For a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christian finally explain his relationship to Sophie?

2. For whom does Fortune ask when Mama comes to the doorway in Scene 3 of Act Two?

3. When Mama calls upon Josephine to attend to Kisembe, how does Josephine respond?

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

5. Which character ends up getting paired off for sex with Rebel Soldier 1 in Scene 2 of Act One?

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