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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notifies Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that someone is coming around the bend?

2. Salima tells Sophie that she had loved Fortune since she was how many years old?

3. When Scene 3 of Act Two begins, what kind of weather is occurring outside?

4. The song Sophie sings at the beginning of Scene 1 of Act Two states that villages take what action "as soldiers grow bolder" (63)?

5. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and orders which character to sweep the yard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Fortune?

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

4. What was Beatrice's ultimate fate, according to Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two?

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Beatrice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Nottage in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Ruined. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Nottage’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from Ruined, such as the motor scooter, the parrot, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Nottage instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Ruined.

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