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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. How has Emperor Jones helped Smithers?
(a) By killing the man who was cheating Smithers.
(b) By hiring him.
(c) By freeing him from jail.
(d) By installing him as Emperor.

2. How does the tom-tom drumming change at the end of the second forest scene?
(a) It gets faster and closer.
(b) It gets further away.
(c) It gets angrier.
(d) It fades to quiet.

3. What does the omnipresence of the tom-tom drumming tell us about Emperor Jones' state of mind?
(a) That he will no longer swindle the natives.
(b) That he is a passive participant in his life now.
(c) That he cannot escape from this situation.
(d) That he is dreaming all of this.

4. How far away was Emperor Jones' would-be assassin when the gun misfired?
(a) Point blank.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

5. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In a Pullman car.
(b) In an American slave auction.
(c) In the interior of a palace.
(d) In the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement describes the eyes of the figures whom Emperor Jones sees in the first forest scene?

2. Where is the play set?

3. How long has Jones been walking at the beginning of the second forest scene?

4. Where have all the natives gone when the play is just beginning?

5. What is the throne in the palace made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Emperor Jones changes his clothing in the fourth forest scene.

2. What does Emperor Jones see in the fifth forest scene?

3. Describe the structure at the center of the stage as the sixth forest scene opens.

4. Describe the setting where the final scene opens.

5. Describe the setting when the second scene begins.

6. How are the formless fears manifested on stage?

7. In what way is Emperor Jones' situation ironic?

8. How does the sound of the tom-tom change over the course of the second forest scene?

9. How does Emperor Jones dispel the apparition in Act 1, Scene 7?

10. Contrast Emperor Jones' status in the first scene with his status at the end of the sixth forest scene.

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