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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama enters the living quarters in Scene 5 and orders which character to sweep the yard?

2. Mama tells Christian in Scene 6 of Act One, "I have" how many "girls to feed and a business to run" (56)?

3. What was Salima picking in her garden at the time she was abducted by soldiers?

4. Christian reports to Mama that the pastor had been killed in retaliation for aiding whom?

5. From what location does Mama retrieve stolen money hidden on Sophie's person?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Sophie treated like an outcast, even among the women at Mama's place?

2. In what way does Nottage use physical space in order to generate a particular emotion in the audience?

3. Who is Fortune?

4. What was the cause of the pastor's ultimate fate, according to Christian?

5. What was Beatrice's ultimate fate, according to Salima in Scene 2 of Act Two?

6. In what way is the motif of escape depicted within Scene 1 of Act Two?

7. Which character becomes entranced by the sounds of the drums and is consequently comforted by Sophie in Scene 1 of Act Two?

8. What reasons does Salima provide to Sophie when she says she does not know if she can forgive Fortune?

9. Discuss an instance when Nottage utilizes the motif of animals in order to underscore the brutality of war.

10. What is ironic about Nottage's description of Fortune as being "like a centurion guarding the gates" (63)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nottage’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Ruined.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Nottage’s play Ruined. What message is Nottage sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sophia’s role within the events of the play and explain how her character helps to further develop certain themes that are key to Nottage's piece.

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