Ti-Jean and His Brothers Quizzes

Ti-Jean and His Brothers Prologue and Act 1

1 Who is Ti-Jean?
The oldest brother, the unambitious brother

The middle brother, the clever brother

The youngest brother, the unambitious brother

The oldest brother, the strong brother
2 Who is Gros Jean?
The oldest brother, the strong brother

The youngest brother, the clever brother

The middle brother, the clever brother

The youngest brother, the strong brother
3 Which of the following does NOT describe Mother as she appears at the beginning of the play?
Cold

Poor

Pessimistic

Dying
4 Who is the Bolom?
A devil

An animal

A fetus

A demon
5 What is a framing device?
A secondary story which surrounds the primary plot of a work

A literary device which offsets one plot point from the rest of the story

The use of animals to tell a story

A literary device which emphasizes an especially important moment
6 Which of the following is NOT an example of folk storytelling?
Moral message

Humanized devil

Talking animals

Repetitive structure
7 What is the Devil's original challenge?
The Devil and the brothers will each try to make each other mad. Whoever gets mad first wins, and gets to eat the other.

The Devil and the brothers will each try to make each other mad. Whoever gets mad first loses, and gets eaten.

The Devil and the brothers will each try to make each other laugh. Whoever laughs first loses, and gets eaten.

The brothers must try to make the Devil laugh, while the Devil must try to make the brothers mad. Whoever loses gets eaten.
8 Why does Gros Jean leave first to challenge the Devil?
He is the proudest brother

He is the strongest brother

He is the oldest brother

He is the most afraid of death
9 What does Mother mean when she tells Gros Jean, "The arm which digs a grave Is the strongest arm of all."
Death is stronger than any man

Gros Jean should try to avoid gravediggers

The arm that works is stronger than the arm that rests

Gravediggers are the strongest profession
10 How does the old man harm Gros Jean?
He tricks him into mistreating the animals

He convinces him to find the planter

He convinces him to give up hope

He makes him angry, so he loses the bet
11 What is Gros Jean's strategy to defeat the Devil?
He will work hard and win his approval

He will beat him in a fight

He will outsmart him

He will be more patient
12 How does the Devil finally defeat Gros Jean?
He bothers him while he is trying to rest

He makes fun of Mother

He is condescending towards him

He makes him do impossible tasks
13 Who is speaking at the beginning of the play?
The brothers

The animals

Mother

The Devil
14 Which of the following best describes Walcott's portrayal of the animals?
They are just like human beings

They are wise, but still act like non-human animals in many ways

They are dangerous to human beings, and so need to be appeased

They are more foolish than human beings, but deserve to be protected
15 How does Walcott stage the opening scene?
The Jean family are shown first, but exit to make room for the animals

The animals move among the Jean family

There are animals speaking on one side of the stage, and a hut on the other

The animals introduce the scene, and exit to make room for the Jean family
16 The dialect used throughout the play is an example of what?
Incorrect English

Middle English

A patois

Standard English
17 How does Mother try to console the Bolom?
She tells him that he is lucky not to be alive

She tells him she still loves him even though he was never born

She tells him God will still save him

She tells him he will be born one day
18 Why is emotion related to mortality in the play?
True emotions only happen in response to death

Emotions are a curse like mortality

Emotions depend on finite time

Only humans can feel emotions
19 Which of the following best describes the mood of the prologue?
Cheerful, unaware

Uncanny, surreal

Whimsical, silly

Depressing, pessimistic
20 Who is the first son to speak to the Bolom?
Ti-Jean

None of the sons speak to him

Mi-Jean

Gros Jean
21 Why does Ti-Jean seem like an unlikely hero at the beginning of the play?
He is violent and cruel

He is gentle but cowardly

He is stupid and rude

He is lazy and unambitious
22 What is Mi-Jean unable to do?
Cook

Fish

Read

Hunt
23 The prologue suggests that the relationship between the three brothers could best be described as:
Distant

Tranquil

Codependent

Quarrelsome
24 When complaining about Ti-Jean, Mi-Jean says he is "As useless as a bone." Why is this ironic?
Ti-Jean doesn't realize that his brother is frustrated with him

It is Mi-Jean who the Devil will eat down to his bones

Ti-Jean is actually very hardworking

Later, the Devil literally eats Ti-Jean down to the bone
25 Which of the following best describes Mother's attitude towards God in the prologue?
Pious, proper

Loving, passionate

Unbelieving, indifferent

Resentful, perplexed

There are not many female characters. Mother is the main one. Mother is a poor old woman who gradually loses all three of her sons over the course of the play. With each son, she pleads with them to be safe, but all but Ti-Jean ignore her advice....

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What are two instances where a character appears proud and discuss how a character reacts to one of the instances described?

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What is Gros-Jean’s response and attitude to his mother’s advice?

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Ti-Jean and His Brothers

by Derek Walcott

Ti-Jean and His Brothers Prologue and Act 1

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