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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is dancing for tips from soldiers when Scene 2 of Act One opens?
(a) Salima.
(b) Mama.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Sophie.

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

3. Mama tells Sophie that she knows she is in pain because Mama is eliciting what type of sensory input?
(a) A sight.
(b) A feeling.
(c) A smell.
(d) A sound.

4. At what time of day does Scene 4 of Act One begin?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

5. What type of item "sits conspicuously in the corner of the room" (5) when the play first opens in a bar?
(a) A birdcage.
(b) A hospital bed.
(c) A playpen.
(d) A chair.

6. About which character does Commander Osembenga ask Mama questions?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Kisembe.
(d) Salima.

7. What adjective does Christian use to describe Sophie's status in her village?
(a) Enmeshed.
(b) Ruined.
(c) Interred.
(d) Shamed.

8. What significant question does Mama ask Christian after Josephine takes Sophie and Salima out back to get washed up?
(a) Has either one been pregnant?
(b) Did you at least tell them this time?
(c) Why have you brought them here?
(d) Are they expecting to be paid?

9. Christian tells Mama, "The last time I had a drink, I lost" (39) what?
(a) His lover.
(b) His career.
(c) His mind.
(d) Several years of his life.

10. Who is Beatrice?
(a) Salima's daughter.
(b) Mama's sister.
(c) Salima's sister.
(d) Sophie's daughter.

11. 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.

12. How old was Mama when a white man came with a deed and seized her family's land?
(a) 4.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

13. What is NOT a staple Mama mentions when she asks Christian how she is supposed to do business without four key items?
(a) Soap.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Petrol.
(d) Condoms.

14. What animal does Mama name in a simile when she describes Christian's annoying tenacity?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A coyote.

15. When Sophie meets Mama's eyes and reveals her age, what is it?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is shooting pool when Scene 2 of Act One opens?

2. With what type of gesture does Christian greet Sophie in Scene 4 of Act One?

3. What term does Salima use to classify her own identity when talking to Sophie?

4. What action does Sophie take in Scene 2 of Act One in order to soothe Salima after she is bitten by a soldier?

5. How many young women in total does Mama agree to accept from Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?

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