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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jesus fall asleep next to?
(a) Sarah.
(b) The Landlady.
(c) No one.
(d) The Duchess.

2. In Part 4, who does the Landlady say died?
(a) Sarah's father.
(b) Patrice Lumumba.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Sarah.

3. Where did Sarah search for her father?
(a) Her mother's house.
(b) His apartment.
(c) A bar.
(d) Harlem.

4. What did Sarah find at the location she searched for her father?
(a) No one was home.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A gun.
(d) Her father.

5. Who's story is the African-American man telling?
(a) His own.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Raymond's.
(d) The Queen's.

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

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

8. Where did the African-American man's father and mother travel to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Russia.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does the neighborhood the African-American man's father tried to harm himself in signify to Sarah?
(a) Her rejection of African American culture.
(b) Her rejection of Asian culture.
(c) Her acceptence of African American Culture.
(d) Her rejection of Caucasion culture.

15. What was the purpose of the object Sarah's father sent her?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Love.
(c) Birthday gift.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loses his or her hair in Part 4?

2. What is the first thing the Duchess and Jesus speak about?

3. Which characters are in the scene when Part 4 begins?

4. How did the African-American man feel about his mother?

5. Who did the African American-man's father say were coming for him?

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