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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Christian surprises Mama with a visit in Scene 4 of Act One, what two kinds of items does he bring?
(a) Petrol and tobacco.
(b) Chocolate and peanuts.
(c) Whiskey and cigarettes.
(d) Chocolate and cigarettes.

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

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

4. What color is the parrot that belonged to the now-deceased Old Papa Batunga?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Orange.

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

6. What term does Salima use to classify her own identity when talking to Sophie?
(a) Kasai.
(b) Hema.
(c) Ituri.
(d) Congolese.

7. 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)?
(a) Men.
(b) Uncles.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Members of her family.

8. To which character does Mr. Harari make a promise that he will take her home with him?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Mama.
(d) Salima.

9. How many young women in total does Mama agree to accept from Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

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

15. How old is the "overly loved" (5) suit worn by Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an item Mama mentions as one of the three things she provides for the young women in her care?

2. What favorite food of Beatrice's is discussed in Scene 3 of Act One?

3. What name does Mama insist that the young women in her care call her?

4. At what time of day does Scene 3 of Act Two begin?

5. Who is Beatrice?

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