The Rez Sisters Quizzes

The Rez Sisters Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
Tomson Highway

Cliff Cardinal

Diane Glancy

Jim Northup
2 When was it first performed?
1981

1989

1986

1978
3 Where is Tomson Highway from?
The United States

England

Canada

France
4 Where do the characters live?
In San Francisco

On a reserve in New Mexico

At a boarding house in Toronto

At the Wasaychigan Hill Indian reserve
5 In what province of Canada is the reserve located?
Manitoba

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Ontario
6 Who is the first character we encounter?
Marie-Adele

Pelajia

Nanabush

Zhaboonigan
7 What is the play loosely based on?
A newspaper article

A play

A novel

A fable
8 Which play?
Les Belles-soeurs

Lion in the Streets

Zastrozzi

A Midsummer Night's Dream
9 During what month does the opening scene take place?
June

August

April

October
10 What is Pelajia doing in the first scene?
Cleaning her gutters

Nailing shingles on her roof

Cleaning her kitchen

Reading a book
11 Who is Pelajia's sister?
Philomena

Annie

Nanabush

Zhaboonigan
12 Where does Pelajia want to go?
Nova Scotia

New York

Toronto

Quebec
13 How old is Pelajia, approximately?
40

20

30

15
14 When was Pelajia woken up that morning by some drunken men?
3 AM

6 AM

5 AM

4:30 AM
15 What game does Philomena like to play?
Bingo

Blackjack

Poker

Scrabble
16 What does Philomena want to buy with her bingo winnings?
A purse

A new stove

A new house

A new toilet
17 What element of the reserve does Pelajia complain about?
The alcoholism

The dirt roads

The nosiness of her neighbors

The lack of restaurants
18 Who enters next?
Zhaboonigan

Marie-Adele

Veronique

Annie
19 Who did Adele lose to another woman?
Eugene

Matthew

John

Big Joey
20 When?
5 years prior

10 years prior

19 years prior

2 years prior
21 Where did she lose him?
At church

At a bar

At school

While she was on vacation in Toronto
22 Where did Annie go instead of bingo?
The library

A church meeting

A concert

An AA meeting
23 With whom?
Marie-Adele

Emily Dictionary

Veronique

Nanabush
24 What band did she hear?
Fritz the Katz

Emily and the Dictionaries

The Fleas

The Rez Sisters
25 Who is sleeping with Big Joey?
Zhaboonigan

Mary

Pelajia

Gazelle Nataways

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The female characters in "The Rez Sisters" play a pivotal role in conveying the complexities and triumphs of Indigenous women's experiences. Their significance can be summarized as follows:

1. *Authentic Representation*: They provide a rare and...

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