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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tried but failed to kill Emperor Jones?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Smithers.
(c) Lem.
(d) The witch doctor.

2. Emperor Jones sees figures in the forest. What do they seem to know?
(a) Where Jones' food is.
(b) What the tom-tom means.
(c) Where the natives are gathering.
(d) When Jones will die.

3. Where is the play set?
(a) West Indies.
(b) Hispaniola.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Florida Keys.

4. Which character is the first to appear in the second scene in the forest?
(a) The witch doctor.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Smithers.
(d) Emperor Jones.

5. How do the figures that Emperor Jones sees in the forest move?
(a) They try to stand but fall over.
(b) They walk on long tentacles.
(c) They seethe and boil like an ocean.
(d) They run on long legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emperor Jones hear in the forest?

2. How does Emperor Jones feel when he is orienting himself in the forest?

3. When does Emperor Jones notice the tom-tom?

4. How does Emperor Jones' flight recall his time in America?

5. Which literary term describes Emperor Jones' vision of Jeff?

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