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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) Sell it.
(b) Train it.
(c) Breed it.
(d) Keep it as a pet.

2. What significant question does Mama ask Christian after Josephine takes Sophie and Salima out back to get washed up?
(a) Has either one been pregnant?
(b) Why have you brought them here?
(c) Did you at least tell them this time?
(d) Are they expecting to be paid?

3. 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) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What type of makeup product does Mama apply to Sophie's face after agreeing to take her in?
(a) Rouge.
(b) Eye shadow.
(c) Mascara.
(d) Lipstick.

5. In what decade of life is Mama Nadi, the madam who runs the brothel at the center of the play?
(a) Early 30s.
(b) Late 30s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Early 40s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama recalls her mother taking her and her brothers to what location so that she could "visit with uncles" (18)?

2. The stage directions that begin Scene 1 of Act One describe the sounds of what type of environment?

3. Who is Beatrice?

4. At the end of Scene 1 in Act One, what gesture is said to be contained within Christian's posture as he exits the room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

2. What sort of establishment does Mama run?

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

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

5. What significant event occurred in Mama's life when she was 11 years old and how did it affect the shape of her future goals?

6. What is the setting of Scene 3 in Act One and what is significant about Nottage's choice of setting?

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

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

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

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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