Ti-Jean and his Brothers Act 3

When does this Act take place?

• Sunset

• Night

• Dawn

Why doesn’t Mother want Ti-Jean to leave?

• She is scared to be home alone.

• She doesn’t want to lose her last son.

• She thinks Ti-Jean is scared to leave.

What does Ti-Jean remind his mother that she has said about their lives?

• Their life is God’s own.

• Their lives belong to each other.

• Their lives are precious.

Why does the Old Man grow impatient?

• He just wants them to be quiet.

• He wants to devour Ti-Jean and get it over with.

• He is sleepy and grumpy.

When Ti-Jean sings “I going bring down Goliath, bring down below...”, what is he implying?

• He will defeat the enemy, though he is small.

• He is armed with stones.

• He is going to fight a giant.

What does the firefly instruct the bird to do?

• Wait in a tree and signal when the Old Man is coming.

• Give the frog a compliment also.

• Go gather some sticks for the Old Man.

On meeting the Old Man, what does Ti-Jean ask of his brothers?

• To protect him.

• To help him to win.

• To show themselves.

How does the Old Man realize that Ti-Jean may have discovered that he is the Devil?

• Ti-Jean saw his hoof.

• Ti-Jean saw the mask move.

• Ti-Jean asks him if the Devil wears a tail.

Why does the Old Man laugh when the goat bleats again after Ti-Jean said he tied it up properly?

• He thought Ti-Jean would be sad.

• He thought he made Ti-Jean angry.

• He thought it was funny.

“Grid of the cane-field glowing like coals...” “Deep down in hell, where it black like ink.” Theses are examples of:

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile