The Rez Sisters Quizzes

The Rez Sisters Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
Tomson Highway

Diane Glancy

Cliff Cardinal

Jim Northup
2 When was it first performed?
1986

1981

1978

1989
3 Where is Tomson Highway from?
England

The United States

France

Canada
4 Where do the characters live?
At the Wasaychigan Hill Indian reserve

On a reserve in New Mexico

At a boarding house in Toronto

In San Francisco
5 In what province of Canada is the reserve located?
New Brunswick

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario
6 Who is the first character we encounter?
Zhaboonigan

Nanabush

Pelajia

Marie-Adele
7 What is the play loosely based on?
A novel

A newspaper article

A play

A fable
8 Which play?
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lion in the Streets

Zastrozzi

Les Belles-soeurs
9 During what month does the opening scene take place?
August

April

October

June
10 What is Pelajia doing in the first scene?
Cleaning her kitchen

Reading a book

Cleaning her gutters

Nailing shingles on her roof
11 Who is Pelajia's sister?
Zhaboonigan

Philomena

Annie

Nanabush
12 Where does Pelajia want to go?
Nova Scotia

Quebec

Toronto

New York
13 How old is Pelajia, approximately?
15

20

40

30
14 When was Pelajia woken up that morning by some drunken men?
6 AM

3 AM

4:30 AM

5 AM
15 What game does Philomena like to play?
Blackjack

Poker

Bingo

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

A new house

A purse

A new toilet
17 What element of the reserve does Pelajia complain about?
The nosiness of her neighbors

The dirt roads

The alcoholism

The lack of restaurants
18 Who enters next?
Veronique

Annie

Marie-Adele

Zhaboonigan
19 Who did Adele lose to another woman?
Matthew

Big Joey

Eugene

John
20 When?
2 years prior

5 years prior

19 years prior

10 years prior
21 Where did she lose him?
While she was on vacation in Toronto

At church

At a bar

At school
22 Where did Annie go instead of bingo?
The library

A concert

An AA meeting

A church meeting
23 With whom?
Veronique

Nanabush

Emily Dictionary

Marie-Adele
24 What band did she hear?
Fritz the Katz

The Fleas

The Rez Sisters

Emily and the Dictionaries
25 Who is sleeping with Big Joey?
Pelajia

Zhaboonigan

Mary

Gazelle Nataways

Explain the importance of the role played by women characters in the play rez sisters

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...

Asked by Santhiya s #1352088

Answered by hamna i #1352096 on 9/15/2024 7:02 AM