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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Visitors Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Prisoner called a joker?
(a) He tells good jokes.
(b) He talked back to the guard.
(c) He says ridiculous things.
(d) He's not very intelligent.

2. What happens to the prisoner at the end of Act 4?
(a) He becomes very ill.
(b) He's released.
(c) He's taken away.
(d) He's beaten again.

3. The first time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) Bread.
(b) A question.
(c) A son.
(d) A stomachache.

4. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?
(a) Caring.
(b) Rambunctious.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Indifferent.

5. The Young Woman has her arm around ________ as she waits at the wall.
(a) Herself.
(b) The officers.
(c) No one.
(d) The Old Woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the guard's attitude towards the Old Woman and the Prisoner?

2. What is the prisoner's main concern for the Old Woman?

3. When the Sergeant says "these people," whom is he referring to?

4. What does the Old Woman do to help her son?

5. As the Old Woman sits in Act 4, what does she do?

(see the answer key)

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