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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Sergeant enters the Visitors Room at the end of Act 2, asking "What _____?"
(a) Joker?
(b) Is your problem?
(c) Is it now?
(d) Woman?

2. Why does the guard harbor an attitude against the Old Woman and the Prisoner?
(a) Because they're from the mountains.
(b) Because they have magic powers.
(c) Because they've traveled.
(d) Because they're mean.

3. How many children does the prisoner have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?
(a) She 's cursing the capital.
(b) She is telling her son how to escape.
(c) She is getting sassy.
(d) She is speaking mountain language.

5. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?
(a) They've been waiting a long time.
(b) Her husband refuses to see her.
(c) The other women at the gate are pushy.
(d) There is nowhere to sit.

6. What is the guard's attitude towards the Old Woman and the Prisoner?
(a) Superiority.
(b) Fear.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Admiration.

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

8. In what country does "Mountain Language" take place?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Cuba.

9. What is next to the Old Woman at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A child.
(c) A dog.
(d) A basket.

10. Why does the guard call the Sergeant?
(a) To tell him a rumor.
(b) To tell him a joke.
(c) To tell him to stay away.
(d) Because the prisoner is being smart.

11. What is the primary emotion in the old Woman and the Prisoner's conversation?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Indifference.

12. What do the guard and the prisoner have in common?
(a) They're both married.
(b) They are very tall.
(c) They hate the capital.
(d) They hate their mothers.

13. What does the guard use to jab the Old Woman?
(a) A gun.
(b) A stick.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

14. How does the Young Woman respond when asked her name?
(a) She says she's already given it.
(b) She gives her name.
(c) She gives a false name.
(d) She makes taunting noises.

15. How many kids does the guard have?
(a) 2
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officers are meant to represent:

2. Why are the women's husbands in prison?

3. The Officer says the women are _______ people.

4. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?

5. What language is outlawed?

(see the answer keys)

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