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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. Sophie denies Mama's assertion that being 'ruined' causes one's former identity to do what?
(a) To warp.
(b) To die.
(c) To fade.
(d) To melt.

2. What is the first name of the leader Kisembe, who "holds court" (19) at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act One?
(a) John.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Christian.

3. What name does Mama insist that the young women in her care call her?
(a) Missus.
(b) Mum.
(c) Mama Nedi.
(d) Mama.

4. Mama scolds Christian in Scene 4 of Act Two, telling him that she does not allow what kind of talk in her place?
(a) Hate speech.
(b) Slander.
(c) Political.
(d) Gossip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the parrot featured in the play speak?

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

3. What action does Mama take immediately after hearing Christian's news in Scene 6 of Act One?

4. With what object does Mama wipe Sophie's eyes when tears of pain escape from Sophie's eyes?

5. Mama's policy is that armed men leave what objects behind the bar when they enter?

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