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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. What language does the parrot featured in the play speak?
(a) Latin.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Pygmy.
(d) Swahili.

2. How did Beatrice die?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Blunt force trauma.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. Which instrument's sound causes Josephine to dance in a "frenzied" manner, releasing "her anger" and "her pain" (64)?
(a) A cello.
(b) A piano.
(c) A drum.
(d) A piccolo.

4. Josephine tells Sophie in Scene 5 of Act One that men want what kind of a woman?
(a) Modest.
(b) Confident.
(c) Sexy.
(d) Complete.

5. Mama cautions Salima, telling her that if she returns to her village, no one there will take what action?
(a) Help.
(b) Listen.
(c) Sympathize.
(d) Understand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sophie reveals to Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that she had been intending to use the money for what purpose?

3. Who grabs Sophie off of Osembenga's lap after being ordered to do so in Scene 4 of Act Two?

4. Osembenga asserts that he and his men are very close to taking what action in relation to Kisembe?

5. Which character nurses a beer while watching Sophie and Mama sing in Scene 1 of Act Two?

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