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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. Christian explains in Scene 1 of Act One that along the main road, there are boys with Kalashnikovs "and pockets that need filling" (5) posted every how many kilometers?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. Salima tells Sophie in Scene 3 of Act One that she had denied the previous night's soldier which of his desires?
(a) To have her leave with him.
(b) To recite a poem.
(c) To sing a song.
(d) To be held after sex.

3. About which character does Commander Osembenga ask Mama questions?
(a) Kisembe.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Salima.
(d) Fortune.

4. At what time of day does Scene 4 of Act One begin?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

5. What is NOT an item Mama mentions as one of the three things she provides for the young women in her care?
(a) Food.
(b) A bed.
(c) Education.
(d) Clothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character is singing about a bird when Scene 4 of Act One opens?

3. What element of Sophie's attitude surprises Mama upon their first meeting?

4. When Christian surprises Mama with a visit in Scene 4 of Act One, what two kinds of items does he bring?

5. When Christian presents "two" women "for the price of one" (9) and Mama argues that she cannot support two, what else does he throw into the deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christian tell Mama about Sophie's injuries?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What two pieces of information about Sophie appear to convince Mama to take her in?

10. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

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