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

2. How does Sophie react to Mama's anger about the stolen money?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is bitter.
(c) She is offended.
(d) She is terrified.

3. Christian reports to Mama that the pastor had been killed in retaliation for aiding whom?
(a) Rebels.
(b) Doctors Without Borders.
(c) The poor.
(d) The government.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reads aloud from a romance novel in Scene 5 of Act One?

2. Mama asks Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two if she is "strong enough to stomach" what element when she returns to her village?

3. The person standing outside the bar at the opening of Scene 1 of Act Two is described as being "like a" what "guarding the gates" (63)?

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

5. What action does Fortune take just before Christian and Mama take up weapons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed to be the fate of the missing pastor and who delivers this information?

3. Who was Beatrice?

4. What was the cause of the pastor's ultimate fate, according to Christian?

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

6. How does Sophie respond to Mama's demand to hear her plans for the stolen money?

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. In what way is the motif of escape depicted within Scene 1 of Act Two?

10. What action does Mama take immediately after she hears the news Christian delivers in Scene 6 of Act One?

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