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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 does Mama plan to do with the parrot, according to her comment to Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) Train it.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Keep it as a pet.
(d) Breed it.

2. Christian tells Mama that Sophie was "taken with" what type of object and then "left for dead" (12)?
(a) A beer bottle.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A screwdriver.
(d) A bayonet.

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

4. When Mama argues against taking in Sophie, she tells Christian that she already feeds how many young women "while half the country starves" (13)?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

5. Mama's policy is that armed men leave what objects behind the bar when they enter?
(a) Bullets.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Guns.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of makeup product does Mama apply to Sophie's face after agreeing to take her in?

2. What is NOT mentioned in the description of Commander Osembenga's appearance?

3. With what type of gesture does Christian greet Sophie in Scene 4 of Act One?

4. Salima tells Sophie in Scene 3 of Act One that she had denied the previous night's soldier which of his desires?

5. What kind of leader is Kisembe said to be in Scene 2 of Act One?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Christian and why is Mama surprised to see him?

3. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative in Scene 1 of Act One?

4. What is the significance of Mama's query to Christian about whether he had "at least" [told] them this time"?

5. What clue about Christian's true nature is revealed on his way out of the bar in Scene 1 of Act One?

6. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

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

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

9. What is Mama's policy about armed men in her establishment and what is ironic about the policy?

10. To whom does Mama appear to pledge her allegiance at the beginning of Scene 2 of Act One and why might appearances be deceiving in this case?

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