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

2. Who notifies Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that someone is coming around the bend?
(a) Salima.
(b) Christian.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Mr. Harari.

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

4. What object is Fortune holding in his hand as he talks to Mama from outside her place?
(a) A bayonet.
(b) A bat.
(c) A glass.
(d) A pot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama tells Sophie that she knows she is in pain because Mama is eliciting what type of sensory input?

2. Christian tells Sophie near the end of Scene 1 in Act Two that she is lucky, since many people of what type "would've left [her] for dead" (18)?

3. What nationality is Mr. Harari, the diamond merchant who frequents Mama's place?

4. Salima leaned down to speak to what type of bird just before she found soldiers looming over her?

5. Rebel Soldier 1 offers Mama a great deal of coltan for the right to speak with which character?

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