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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 term does Salima use to classify her own identity when talking to Sophie?
(a) Congolese.
(b) Hema.
(c) Kasai.
(d) Ituri.

2. What type of item "sits conspicuously in the corner of the room" (5) when the play first opens in a bar?
(a) A birdcage.
(b) A playpen.
(c) A chair.
(d) A hospital bed.

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

4. The living quarters featured in Scene 3 of Act One are in what location?
(a) Next to the bar.
(b) Above the bar.
(c) Down the road from the bar.
(d) Behind the bar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama plan to do with the parrot, according to her comment to Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?

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

3. Christian tells Mama, "The last time I had a drink, I lost" (39) what?

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

5. What is the first name of the leader Kisembe, who "holds court" (19) at the beginning of Scene 2 in Act One?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Jerome Kisembe?

4. What special talent does Sophie have?

5. What sort of establishment does Mama run?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. In what setting does the play Ruined take place?

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