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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama's policy is that armed men leave what objects behind the bar when they enter?
(a) Knives.
(b) Guns.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Grenades.

2. Rebel Soldier 1 offers Mama a great deal of coltan for the right to speak with which character?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Salima.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Fortune.

3. 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?

4. Sophie tells Salima in Scene 3 of Act One that whenever she sings, she is praying for what?
(a) For her siblings to be alive.
(b) For her parents to be alive.
(c) A heavenly voice.
(d) For the pain to go away.

5. In what type of small town does Scene 1 of Act One begin?
(a) Tourist.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Trading.
(d) Mining.

6. With what type of gesture does Christian greet Sophie in Scene 4 of Act One?
(a) He smiles at her.
(b) He kisses her on both cheeks.
(c) He blows her a kiss.
(d) He hugs her.

7. Mama recalls her mother taking her and her brothers to what location so that she could "visit with uncles" (18)?
(a) A swamp.
(b) Kisangani.
(c) The zoo.
(d) Kinshasa.

8. What kind of leader is Kisembe said to be in Scene 2 of Act One?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Rebel.
(c) Gang.
(d) Communist.

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

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

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

12. Which character does Christian instruct, telling her to avoid making "Mama angry" (18)?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Salima.
(d) Christina.

13. What is NOT mentioned in the description of Commander Osembenga's appearance?
(a) A gold chain.
(b) A jogging suit.
(c) Dark sunglasses.
(d) Cowboy boots.

14. What element of Sophie's attitude surprises Mama upon their first meeting?
(a) Anger.
(b) Haughtiness.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Gratitude.

15. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?
(a) A savannah.
(b) A desert.
(c) A mangrove swamp.
(d) A rainforest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Mama deny Christian, causing him to become angry and snap at Sophie?

2. When Mama argues against taking in Sophie, she tells Christian that she already feeds how many young women "while half the country starves" (13)?

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

4. How old was Mama when a white man came with a deed and seized her family's land?

5. Mama tells Christian that she has been expecting him for how many weeks?

(see the answer keys)

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