View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The stage directions note that Scene 2 of Act Two should open with the lights taking what action?

4. Salima angrily tells Sophie in Scene 2 of Act Two that Fortune had accused her of taking what action against him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Beatrice?

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

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

5. What does the pot symbolize within the play?

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

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

8. Who is Fortune?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace the characterization arc of Mama’s character throughout the play Ruined. Discuss whether Mama is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Sophia’s role within the events of the play and explain how her character helps to further develop certain themes that are key to Nottage's piece.

Essay Topic 3

All of the characters in the play have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,032 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample