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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does Scene 5 of Act One begin?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Evening.
(d) Morning.

2. How many times does Mama repeat the lyric, "The door never closes at Mama's place" (64) at the end of Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. Salima angrily tells Sophie in Scene 2 of Act Two that Fortune had accused her of taking what action against him?
(a) Cuckolding him.
(b) Striking him.
(c) Dishonoring him.
(d) Lying to him.

4. Which former employee who worked for the now-deceased man told Christian the identity of the culprits?
(a) A valet.
(b) A nanny.
(c) A housekeeper.
(d) A cook.

5. Salima is hesitant to talk to Fortune in part because he is not aware of what information?
(a) She is ruined.
(b) She was held captive in the bush and raped repeatedly.
(c) She has filed for a divorce.
(d) She is pregnant.

6. Which character fetches Mama at Christian's request in Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Mr. Harari.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Salima.

7. Sophie's song in Scene 1 of Act Two asserts, "We" take what action "as the world falls apart" (63)?
(a) Party.
(b) Dance.
(c) Cry.
(d) Shout.

8. For whom does Fortune ask when Mama comes to the doorway in Scene 3 of Act Two?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Salima.
(d) Simon.

9. The stage directions note that Scene 2 of Act Two should open with the lights taking what action?
(a) Fading.
(b) Turning on.
(c) Getting brighter.
(d) Turning off.

10. Christian tells Mama that the police had told him to take what action when he called to report the pastor's death?
(a) Write a statement.
(b) Touch nothing.
(c) Do nothing.
(d) Bury him.

11. What term is used to describe Fortune and Simon as they enter Mama's place in Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Gravediggers.
(c) Pimps.
(d) Doctors.

12. It is revealed in Scene 6 of Act One that which character is the wife of Fortune?
(a) Mama.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Salima.
(d) Sophie.

13. For how many months had Salima been asking Fortune to buy her the item he finally bought on the day of her abduction?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

14. Salima leaned down to speak to what type of bird just before she found soldiers looming over her?
(a) A peacock.
(b) A dove.
(c) A robin.
(d) A chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Christian tells Mama in Scene 6 that which character's dead body had recently been found?

2. What does Mama offer to Christian in Scene 6 that he subsequently refuses?

3. Christian reports that the dead man had been dead for how long before his body was found?

4. Mama tells Sophie that taking what action against Josephine would ensure an attitude adjustment?

5. Sophie tells Mama that she keeps her books in what location?

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