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Osembenga is to the rebels as Kisembe is to who, and why? (from Act 1, Scene 4)

Kisembe is a negotiator for the government in the same way as Osembenga is a negotiator for the rebels.

Kisembe is the leader of the government opposition to the rebels, in the same way as Osembenga is the leader of the rebel opposition to the government.

Kisembe is the leader of the opposition to the government, in the same way as Osembenga is the leader of the government opposition to the rebels.

Kisembe is a member of the government army, in the same way as Osembenga is a member of the rebel army.

What is the most likely reason that Josephine chooses to stay with Mr. Harari rather than go to Kisembe as he demands? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

She supports the government cause and not the rebels.

She's already been with Kisembe and didn't like the experience.

She feels safer with him.

Kisembe doesn't have as much money.

What is the most likely reason that Josephine repeatedly refers to how important her father is / was? (from Act 1, Scene 5)

She wants to make herself seem more vulnerable and more victimized than Mama Nadi.

She wants Sophie to know that her (Josephine's) father will always be there to help her.

She wants to make herself seem more special and more important.

She wants to make Mama Nadi feel less special and less important.

Stage directions describe Christian as "scold[ing] Mama with his eyes". What is the most likely reason he does that? (from Act 1, Scene 6)

He's angry that she got him drinking again when he told her he didn't want to.

He's angry that she didn't force Sophie to come out and see her husband.

He's angry with her for antagonizing (i.e. upsetting) a pair of rebel soldiers.

He's angry that she didn't force Salima to come out and see her husband.

The emotional qualities of Josephine's dance, as described in the quoted stage directions, relate in what way to Salima's story later in this section? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, and 3)

They are both joyful experiences.

They are parallel experiences.

They are both isolated experiences.

They are contradictory experiences.