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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) Striking him.
(b) Cuckolding him.
(c) Lying to him.
(d) Dishonoring him.

2. Salina says that Fortune, still outside, has always been what?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Proud.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Patient.

3. How many times does Mama repeat the lyric, "The door never closes at Mama's place" (64) at the end of Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

4. What does Mama offer to Christian in Scene 6 that he subsequently refuses?
(a) A beer.
(b) A whiskey.
(c) A Fanta.
(d) A piece of bread.

5. Mama tells Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two that her former life is what?
(a) Acid.
(b) A gaping hole.
(c) Vapor.
(d) Gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christian tells Mama in Scene 6 that which character's dead body had recently been found?

2. What object does Mama show to Sophie just before she accuses her of stealing?

3. Mama tells Christian in Scene 6 of Act One, "I have" how many "girls to feed and a business to run" (56)?

4. Which character pushes a drunken miner out the door at the beginning of Scene 6 of Act One?

5. Christian reports to Mama that the pastor had been killed in retaliation for aiding whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What proposition does Christian make to Mama in Scene 6 of Act One and how does she respond?

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

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

5. Who is Fortune?

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

7. What instructions did the police give to Christian when he told them about the pastor's ultimate fate?

8. What objects does Mama ask Sophie to fetch at the end of Scene 5 in Act Two and why?

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

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

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