Funnyhouse of a Negro Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Adrienne Kennedy
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Funnyhouse of a Negro Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Adrienne Kennedy
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Duchess' father do for a job?
(a) He was a missionary.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was a writer.
(d) He was a clown.

2. Who does "Negro" transform into?
(a) The queen.
(b) The duchess.
(c) Sarah.
(d) The landlady.

3. What is heard throughout the scene with the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria?
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Knocking.

4. What does Queen Victoria say in her scene with the Duchess in Part 2?
(a) That she is beautiful.
(b) The Queen mumbles.
(c) The scene is silent.
(d) That she is free.

5. What color does "Negro" believe to be the color of evil?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

6. What does Sarah claim she used to kill her father?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A black skull.
(d) A noose.

7. What city does "Negro" tell the audience she lives in?
(a) New York.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Baltimore.

8. Where does the Landlady say Sarah stays?
(a) In her room.
(b) In the bar.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In the library.

9. What does the white woman do as she walks across the stage?
(a) She screams.
(b) She mumbles.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She sobs.

10. What does the Duchess ask Raymond to do?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Hide her.

11. What causes "Negro" to lose her hair?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) She pulls it out.
(c) Self-recognition.
(d) Stress.

12. What is odd about the Duchess father's presence?
(a) He climbs through the window.
(b) He has three fingers.
(c) He is not invited.
(d) He is dead.

13. What sound is heard throughout Part 2?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Knocking.
(c) Clapping.
(d) Crying.

14. At the end of Part 2, what does the African-American man claim he did?
(a) Went to prison.
(b) Raped a woman.
(c) Became very successful.
(d) Beat his father to death.

15. Where are the Duchess of Hapsburg and Queen Victoria in Part 1?
(a) The park.
(b) The Queen's room.
(c) The chamber room.
(d) Sarah's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queen Victoria discover in her scene?

2. What does the Landlady tell Sarah about her father?

3. What is symbolic about what the Duchess is losing?

4. What does the Landlady say happened to Sarah's father?

5. Who does the African-American man that walks on stage represent?

(see the answer keys)

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