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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What favorite food of Beatrice's is discussed in Scene 3 of Act One?
(a) Yam.
(b) Apple.
(c) Banana.
(d) Potato.

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

3. What item does Mama deny Christian, causing him to become angry and snap at Sophie?
(a) Caramel chocolate.
(b) Soda.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Cream.

4. What animal does Mama name in a simile when she describes Christian's annoying tenacity?
(a) A bear cub.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A hyena.

5. Who is dancing for tips from soldiers when Scene 2 of Act One opens?
(a) Salima.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Mama.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Christian instruct, telling her to avoid making "Mama angry" (18)?

2. What day does Mama mention when she refers to Old Papa Batunga's passing?

3. Which character ends up getting paired off for sex with Rebel Soldier 1 in Scene 2 of Act One?

4. In Scene 4 of Act One, which group is NOT mentioned among the throng of people packing the bar?

5. In what type of small town does Scene 1 of Act One begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event causes Sophie to lose her smile in Scene 1 of Act One?

2. Provide evidence of the bond between Sophie and Salima that has grown since their arrival at Mama's.

3. What transgression does Mama watch Sophie commit in Scene 4 of Act One?

4. Discuss Nottage's goal for writing and producing Ruined, according to the text's introduction.

5. In what way has Christian struggled with addiction and how do you know?

6. For what reason does Mama show her raw diamond to Mr. Harari?

7. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

8. What sort of establishment does Mama run?

9. What does Sophie say about her past level of education?

10. For what reason does Salima imagine Sophie to be carefree and how does Sophie disabuse her of that assumption in Scene 3 of Act One?

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