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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salima leaned down to speak to what type of bird just before she found soldiers looming over her?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A robin.
(c) A dove.
(d) A peacock.

2. Christian tells Mama that the police had told him to take what action when he called to report the pastor's death?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Do nothing.
(c) Touch nothing.
(d) Write a statement.

3. What object does Mama show to Sophie just before she accuses her of stealing?
(a) A raw diamond.
(b) A raw agate.
(c) A piece of pyrite.
(d) A raw ruby.

4. Salima is hesitant to talk to Fortune in part because he is not aware of what information?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She was held captive in the bush and raped repeatedly.
(c) She has filed for a divorce.
(d) She is ruined.

5. How does Sophie react to Mama's anger about the stolen money?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is bitter.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is offended.

6. Sophie reveals to Mama in Scene 5 of Act One that she had been intending to use the money for what purpose?
(a) For a dowry.
(b) For an operation.
(c) For a horse.
(d) For a car.

7. Who leads the exhausted Josephine to the back of the bar after her frenzied dance?
(a) Salima.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Mr. Harari.
(d) Fortune.

8. The stage directions at the end of Scene 5 indicate that the lights should take what action?
(a) Twinkle.
(b) Get brighter.
(c) Fade.
(d) Resemble moonlight.

9. Who is standing outside of the bar when Scene 1 of Act Two opens?
(a) Mama.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Mr. Harari.

10. What object is Fortune holding in his hand as he talks to Mama from outside her place?
(a) A bat.
(b) A glass.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) A pot.

11. Christian reports that the dead man had been dead for how long before his body was found?
(a) A week.
(b) A day.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) A month.

12. Who struggles to remain erect as Sophie and Mama sing in Scene 1 of Act Two?
(a) Mr. Harari.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Christian.
(d) Mama.

13. For what length of time was Salima held captive in the bush while tied to a tree by her foot?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

14. What term is used to describe Fortune and Simon as they enter Mama's place in Scene 6 of Act One?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Pimps.
(d) Gravediggers.

15. Who reads aloud from a romance novel in Scene 5 of Act One?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Salima.
(c) Mama.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salima tells Sophie that she had loved Fortune since she was how many years old?

2. Sophie denies Mama's assertion that being 'ruined' causes one's former identity to do what?

3. Under what kind of tree was Salima's infant daughter Beatrice stomped to death by a soldier?

4. How did Beatrice die?

5. Who purchased the book being read aloud in Scene 5 of Act One?

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