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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Marlene.
(d) The waitress.

2. What was one of the Emperor's rituals?
(a) Drinking a bottle of saki on Saturdays.
(b) Watching for the moon rise.
(c) Practicing yoga each morning.
(d) Beating his women.

3. Which character used to love getting dressed?
(a) Pope Joan.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Dull Gret.
(d) Nijo.

4. How does Nijo relate to Gret?
(a) She, too, had a relationship with an emperor.
(b) She, too, was sitting quietly at the table all night.
(c) She took the same journey.
(d) She, too, beat up her oppressor.

5. What was Walter's secret?
(a) He had a second family with another woman.
(b) He was not as rich as people thought he was.
(c) He kept another lover.
(d) He raised their children in secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nijo feel when the Emperor died?

2. Who is the main storyteller of Act 1, Part 2?

3. What did Isabella do after her lover died?

4. What does Marlene order to drink at the restaurant as the play opens?

5. According to Marlene, how often does she, herself, do good works?

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