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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what holiday did Sarah visit her father?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) New Years.

2. How safe was the neighborhood that the African-American man's father tried to harm himself?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) There was no need for police.
(c) Average.
(d) Very safe.

3. What did the African-American man's mother want him to learn on his journey?
(a) Re-learn what life was like there.
(b) The school system.
(c) Successful business methods.
(d) The language.

4. How does Adrienne Kennedy describe the Landlady's character?
(a) Dull.
(b) Man-like.
(c) Clown-like.
(d) Stoic.

5. How does a character calm down the balding character in Part 4?
(a) By giving a hug.
(b) By shaving his or her head.
(c) By giving a kiss.
(d) By showing that he or she is bald too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wanted the African-American man to achieve an unattainable goal in Part 3?

2. What is the Duchess afraid of in Part 2?

3. The African-American man is telling another character's story. What aspect of this character's life do we learn through the African-American man?

4. What hairstyle does the Duchess' mother have?

5. What is the job of the Duchess' father symbolic of?

(see the answer key)

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