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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Man reveals he is from where?
(a) Across the sea.
(b) The north.
(c) The city.
(d) The south.

2. What is the Man disturbed by in Scene 1?
(a) The Woman's singing.
(b) The Woman's coughing.
(c) The sound of a flute.
(d) The cry of a bird.

3. What reason does the Woman give for how she gets her flowers?
(a) They are left on her doorstep.
(b) She walks and picks them.
(c) Visitors bring them.
(d) She buys them at the market.

4. What is the Man doing in the beginning of the second scene?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Sharpening his sword.
(d) Preparing to leave.

5. What does the Man notice the Woman is staring at in Scene 3?
(a) His eyes.
(b) The sun.
(c) His belly.
(d) His muscles.

6. Why does the Man say he can do so much work?
(a) It is a beautiful setting and any man could do it.
(b) It needs to be done so he has to do it.
(c) He is strong and in love.
(d) It is wonderful to hear the birds sing.

7. What name does the Woman say is too common?
(a) Man Who Fears Silence.
(b) Man Who Fears Darkness.
(c) Man Who Fears Himself.
(d) Man Who Fears Women.

8. What does the Woman tell the Man that he should learn to love?
(a) Himself.
(b) His belly.
(c) Her singing.
(d) The world.

9. What does the Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?
(a) A scream.
(b) The flute.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Birds' chirping.

10. How is the Man dressed in Scene 3?
(a) He is wearing his sleeping clothes.
(b) He is dressed in rags.
(c) He is shirtless.
(d) He is wearing armor.

11. What name does the Woman say the Man can call her?
(a) Hanako.
(b) Sakura.
(c) Ami.
(d) Minako.

12. Why does the Woman say the Man should not make jokes?
(a) Beause he is not funny.
(b) Because she hates him.
(c) Because she loves him.
(d) Because he looks strong.

13. What does the Man make a joke about in Scene 3?
(a) The size of his belly.
(b) His sword-fighting abilities.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The Woman's cooking.

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

15. What country is the play's setting?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) United States.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing the Woman does for the Man?

2. What does the Woman thank the Man for doing in the third scene?

3. What is/are the only prop/props seen onstage at the start of the play?

4. What does the Woman bring inside the room in Scene 2?

5. What does the Man do when he hears the noise that disturbs him?

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