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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and orders which character to sweep the yard?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Salima.
(d) Mr. Harari.

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

3. Who asks Mama to go to Kinshasa with him to run a business together?
(a) Christian.
(b) Mr. Harari.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Simon.

4. Salima tells Sophie that she had loved Fortune since she was how many years old?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

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

6. Mama asks Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two if she is "strong enough to stomach" what element when she returns to her village?
(a) Envy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Shame.
(d) Despair.

7. The stage directions at the end of Scene 5 indicate that the lights should take what action?
(a) Get brighter.
(b) Twinkle.
(c) Fade.
(d) Resemble moonlight.

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

9. What object does Mama show to Sophie just before she accuses her of stealing?
(a) A raw diamond.
(b) A raw agate.
(c) A piece of pyrite.
(d) A raw ruby.

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

11. Mama tells Sophie that taking what action against Josephine would ensure an attitude adjustment?
(a) Extorting her.
(b) Threatening to steal her makeup.
(c) Smacking her in the mouth.
(d) Blackmailing her.

12. Mama tells Christian in Scene 6 of Act One, "I have" how many "girls to feed and a business to run" (56)?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

14. What action does Sophie take as she tells Salima that Fortune will not leave until he sees her?
(a) She brews a cup of coffee.
(b) She gets dressed.
(c) She gets undressed.
(d) She makes her bed.

15. The person standing outside the bar at the opening of Scene 1 of Act Two is described as being "like a" what "guarding the gates" (63)?
(a) A centurion.
(b) A gryphon.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salina says that Fortune, still outside, has always been what?

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

3. Who reads aloud from a romance novel in Scene 5 of Act One?

4. How does Sophie react to Mama's anger about the stolen money?

5. Under what kind of tree was Salima's infant daughter Beatrice stomped to death by a soldier?

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