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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Man ask the Woman when she tells him her fears?
(a) How can she sleep in a quiet place?
(b) How does she make a living?
(c) How is her husband?
(d) How are her children?

2. Who is the author of "The Sound of a Voice"?
(a) David Henry Hwang.
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri.
(c) Amy Tan.
(d) Peter Bacho.

3. When the Woman is preparing something to eat for the Man, what does the Man do?
(a) Yells at her to hurry.
(b) Watches the woman.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Takes a flower out of the vase.

4. What does the Man say about the flowers in the vase?
(a) They are poisonous.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They do not grow nearby.
(d) They are beautiful.

5. What is the Man's response when the Woman asks where he is going in the second scene?
(a) He lies to her.
(b) He breaks down and cries.
(c) He laughs and walks away.
(d) He is unable and unprepared to tell her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman convince the Man to do at the conclusion of the second scene?

2. Who are the two main characters?

3. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?

4. What does the Woman say happens when she takes care of her flowers?

5. What is the Man disturbed by in Scene 1?

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