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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sophie tells Mama that she keeps her books in what location?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Under the sink.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) Under her bed.

2. Which character claims that the pastor's eyes and tongue had been cut out by his murderers?
(a) Mr. Harari.
(b) Salima.
(c) Christian.
(d) Sophie.

3. Mama tells Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two that her former life is what?
(a) Gone.
(b) Acid.
(c) A gaping hole.
(d) Vapor.

4. Which character pushes a drunken miner out the door at the beginning of Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Mama.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Salima.

5. How does Salima react to Mama's claim about Salima's former life?
(a) She sighs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She runs out of the room.
(d) She screams.

6. Sophie denies Mama's assertion that being 'ruined' causes one's former identity to do what?
(a) To die.
(b) To warp.
(c) To fade.
(d) To melt.

7. What action does Mama take after she retrieves her money from Sophie's person?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She tells her to get out.
(c) She throws her onto the floor.
(d) She drags her toward the door.

8. The song Sophie sings at the beginning of Scene 1 of Act Two states that villages take what action "as soldiers grow bolder" (63)?
(a) Flourish.
(b) Die.
(c) Change.
(d) Slide.

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

10. Salima tells Sophie that Fortune had been in town buying what object on the day of her abduction?
(a) An iron.
(b) A crib.
(c) A pot.
(d) A stove.

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

12. When Scene 3 of Act Two begins, what kind of weather is occurring outside?
(a) Wind.
(b) Rain.
(c) Hail.
(d) Sun.

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

14. Josephine angrily insists in Scene 5 of Act One that her father had been what?
(a) A slave.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A chief.
(d) A king.

15. Who is standing outside of the bar when Scene 1 of Act Two opens?
(a) Mama.
(b) Mr. Harari.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character fetches Mama at Christian's request in Scene 6 of Act One?

2. It is revealed in Scene 6 of Act One that which character is the wife of Fortune?

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

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

5. For whom does Fortune ask when Mama comes to the doorway in Scene 3 of Act Two?

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