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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. How does Mama comfort Salima when Sophie helps her realize that Salima is hurting?
(a) She gives her money.
(b) She hugs her.
(c) She kisses her.
(d) She shushes her.

2. What object is Fortune holding in his hand as he talks to Mama from outside her place?
(a) A pot.
(b) A bat.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) A glass.

3. Under what kind of tree was Salima's infant daughter Beatrice stomped to death by a soldier?
(a) Frangipani.
(b) Mopane.
(c) Marula.
(d) Baobob.

4. Sophie reveals to Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that she had been intending to use the money for what purpose?
(a) For a dowry.
(b) For an operation.
(c) For a horse.
(d) For a car.

5. When Christian enters the bar in Scene 6, he is said to be covered in what substance?
(a) Hay.
(b) Grass.
(c) Bees.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama tells Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two that her former life is what?

2. At what time of day does Scene 6 of Act One begin?

3. Who struggles to remain erect as Sophie and Mama sing in Scene 1 of Act Two?

4. What does Christian do while he waits for Mama to appear in Scene 6 of Act One?

5. For how many months had Salima been asking Fortune to buy her the item he finally bought on the day of her abduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What evidence does the audience receive about Christian's lack of sobriety in Scene 1 of Act Two?

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

4. Who is Fortune?

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

6. Who was Beatrice?

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

8. Discuss an instance when Nottage utilizes the motif of animals in order to underscore the brutality of war.

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

10. What does the pot symbolize within the play?

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