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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. Who pretends to be Makak?
(a) Moustique.
(b) Souris.
(c) Basil.
(d) The Inspector.

2. What does the chorus sing about in the Prologue?
(a) The jungle.
(b) A mother whose son is in jail.
(c) Being set free.
(d) The crucifixion of Christ.

3. What is the man on the stretcher dying from?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) A snake bite.
(c) Cancer.
(d) AIDS.

4. What does Moustique accuse Makak of?
(a) Believing in signs.
(b) Wanting to die.
(c) Casting a spell on him.
(d) Drinking his coffee.

5. Why does Makak fall to his knees in the Prologue?
(a) He has lost strength in his legs.
(b) He is begging for forgiveness.
(c) He wants to pray.
(d) He is looking for something on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the Biblical story of creation in the prison?

2. Where does Makak tell the Corporal he lives?

3. What does Moustique make over the fire?

4. What is the Market Inspector's real name?

5. What animal does the chorus allude to in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbol does the spider serve in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is significant about the name of the Market Inspector?

3. How did Makak get his name?

4. What is Makak's reaction to Moustique's death?

5. How do Tigre, Souris, and Makak manage to escape from the prison?

6. What is the connotation and denotation of the word "journey"? What about "slave"?

7. In what ways does Walcott show that human nature is similar to animal nature in Act 2?

8. Explain the presence of the spider in Scene 1.

9. Do you think the journey to Africa is literal or symbolical? Why?

10. Why does Moustique laugh in Basil's face after the sick man is healed?

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