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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Woman doing in Scene 6?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Spying on the Man.
(c) Doing chores.
(d) Dancing with the vase.

2. What does the Man put down at the end of the last scene?
(a) The Woman's kimono.
(b) The vase of flowers.
(c) The flute.
(d) His own bundle.

3. What does the Man do with the sword after the Woman leaves in Scene 8?
(a) He chops at a tree.
(b) He sheaths it.
(c) He lays it across his lap.
(d) He sits with his chin on the sharp end.

4. What is the Woman wearing in the sixth scene?
(a) Her nightshirt.
(b) A beautiful kimono.
(c) A suit of armor.
(d) A fancy dress.

5. What does the Man say he last heard about his friend's condition?
(a) A monk devoted to his faith.
(b) Dead, having fought bravely in battle.
(c) Married with many children.
(d) Dead with a smile and a sword through his neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman tell the Man he will fall into unless he is careful?

2. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?

3. How is the Man dressed in Scene 3?

4. What reason does the Man say he no longer can stay with the Woman?

5. When the Woman is preparing something to eat for the Man, what does the Man do?

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