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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the cook's mother die?

2. Why does Mother Courage insist on going to church when peace is declared?

3. How long ago had the war stopped when Mother Courage's group is informed that peace is declared?

4. Why do Mother Courage, Kattrin, and the cook stop at the parson's house?

5. A peasant claims Kattrin would still be alive if ____________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Brecht's use of compassion and depravity side-by-side in "Mother Courage".

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice makes and breaks the fates of characters in "Mother Courage". Discuss selfishness, sacrifice, and martyrdom in the play: the foreshadowing and repercussions.

Essay Topic 3

Conversations about courage, cowardice, and bravery arise throughout the play. Discuss characters and the play's evolving relationship with these three themes.

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