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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is heard in Part 4?
(a) Howling.
(b) Humming.
(c) Knocking.
(d) Ringing.

2. What does the holiday that Sarah visits her father on symbolize?
(a) Rebirth.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Love
(d) Renewal.

3. What did Sarah's father send her in Part 4?
(a) A gift.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Candy.
(d) A letter.

4. What does the character in Part 4 do when he or she realizes his or her hair fell out?
(a) Cries.
(b) Moans.
(c) Screams with terror.
(d) Laughs.

5. Which characters are in the scene when Part 4 begins?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Duchess and Jesus.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) The Queen and Jesus.

6. Who does Jesus say he will kill?
(a) Patrice Lumumba.
(b) The Landlady.
(c) Patrick Hanson.
(d) The Queens' father.

7. What calms the balding character down in Part 4?
(a) That the baldness can be hidden.
(b) A hot bath.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) Drugs.

8. Where did the African-American man's mother want him to travel to?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.

9. What is the significance of the continuous sound?
(a) The presence of God.
(b) The presence of Sarah's father.
(c) The presence of Sarah's mother.
(d) The presence of the landlady.

10. What did the African-American man's father feel about himself?
(a) He thought he was handsome.
(b) He loved himself.
(c) He thought he was wise.
(d) He hated himself.

11. Who opens the play in Part 3?
(a) The Duchess
(b) The African-American man.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Sarah.

12. What do Jesus and the Duchess do to each other in Part 4?
(a) Kiss each other.
(b) Hug each other.
(c) Dress each other.
(d) Comb each other's hair.

13. How did Sarah contribute to her father's death?
(a) By pushing him.
(b) Through negligence.
(c) Through her self-hate.
(d) By hiring a hit man.

14. What did the African-American man's father do to his mother?
(a) He bought her a ring.
(b) He kissed her.
(c) He divorced her.
(d) He raped her.

15. Did Sarah ever forgive her father in Part 4?
(a) Her father does not want her forgiveness.
(b) Yes.
(c) She can't decide.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sarah find at the location she searched for her father?

2. What did Sarah's father say that his existence depended on?

3. Where did the African-American man's mother end up living?

4. What did the African-American man's mother want him to learn on his journey?

5. What does the rejection of the African-American man's mother symbolize?

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