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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Christian, the "perpetually cheerful traveling salesman" (5)?
(a) In his early 50s.
(b) In his early 60s.
(c) In his late 40s.
(d) In his early forties.

2. How old is the "overly loved" (5) suit worn by Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. What type of item "sits conspicuously in the corner of the room" (5) when the play first opens in a bar?
(a) A playpen.
(b) A hospital bed.
(c) A birdcage.
(d) A chair.

4. Josephine angrily insists in Scene 5 of Act One that her father had been what?
(a) A king.
(b) A slave.
(c) A chief.
(d) A teacher.

5. Who notifies Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that someone is coming around the bend?
(a) Christian.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Salima.
(d) Mr. Harari.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salima tells Sophie in Scene 3 of Act One that she had denied the previous night's soldier which of his desires?

2. What does Mama plan to do with the parrot, according to her comment to Christian in Scene 1 of Act One?

3. About which character does Commander Osembenga ask Mama questions?

4. Christian tells Mama in Scene 6 that which character's dead body had recently been found?

5. Christian tells Mama in Scene 4 of Act One that Yaka-Yaka has changed drastically. What is Yaka-Yaka?

(see the answer key)

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