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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. Salima angrily tells Sophie in Scene 2 of Act Two that Fortune had accused her of taking what action against him?
(a) Cuckolding him.
(b) Striking him.
(c) Dishonoring him.
(d) Lying to him.

2. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and tells which character to go fetch water?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Salima.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Christian.

3. Who asks Mama to go to Kinshasa with him to run a business together?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Simon.
(c) Christian.
(d) Mr. Harari.

4. Salima tells Sophie that she had loved Fortune since she was how many years old?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

5. When Scene 3 of Act Two begins, what kind of weather is occurring outside?
(a) Rain.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sun.
(d) Hail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is standing outside of the bar when Scene 1 of Act Two opens?

2. Salima tells Sophie that Fortune had been in town buying what object on the day of her abduction?

3. It is revealed in Scene 6 of Act One that which character is the wife of Fortune?

4. For whom does Fortune ask when Mama comes to the doorway in Scene 3 of Act Two?

5. Which character fetches Mama at Christian's request in Scene 6 of Act One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Mama take immediately after accusing Sophie of stealing in Scene 5 of Act One?

2. Which character becomes entranced by the sounds of the drums and is consequently comforted by Sophie in Scene 1 of Act Two?

3. In what way is Sophie treated like an outcast, even among the women at Mama's place?

4. What does the pot symbolize within the play?

5. Describe Salima's living conditions during the five months she was held in captivity by soldiers.

6. What is ironic about Nottage's description of Fortune as being "like a centurion guarding the gates" (63)?

7. In what way is the motif of sound equated with life in the play entitled Ruined?

8. In what way does Nottage use physical space in order to generate a particular emotion in the audience?

9. What reasons does Salima provide to Sophie when she says she does not know if she can forgive Fortune?

10. Who is Fortune?

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