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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sergeant's problem with peace?
(a) He has to see his wife more.
(b) He doesn't make any money.
(c) Peace is boring.
(d) There is no organization.

2. What does Mother Courage compare mixing the slips of paper in the helmet to?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Dust in the wind.
(c) A garden.
(d) A mother's womb.

3. What is Mother Courage's advice to Kattrin about soldiers?
(a) They have diseases.
(b) Never to marry one.
(c) They are too romantic.
(d) They will make good husbands.

4. Why does Yvette drink in the morning?
(a) Because she's bored.
(b) Because she's an alcoholic.
(c) Because she's depressed.
(d) Because she's ill.

5. Why does Mother Courage tear slips of paper?
(a) To pass a note to Kattrin.
(b) To make fire kindling.
(c) To tell their futures.
(d) To make a statement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother Courage rub on Kattrin's face to hide her beauty?

2. What happens to Yvette's first love?

3. What is Swiss Cheese's real name?

4. What is Mother Courage's opinion of the commander?

5. What solace does Mother Courage take from Swiss Cheese's job in the army?

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