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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman say happens when she takes care of her flowers?
(a) The flowers start to grow.
(b) She gets magical powers.
(c) She makes perfume from the flowers.
(d) The flowers last for months.

2. What is the Man doing in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Writing in a journal.
(b) Chopping wood.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Practicing with his sword.

3. What reason does the Woman give the Man to stop his chore in Scene 3?
(a) It is time to eat.
(b) He looks tired.
(c) She will finish it.
(d) There is no more to do.

4. What is/are the only prop/props seen onstage at the start of the play?
(a) A vase of flowers.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) Table and chairs.
(d) A stained glass window.

5. What is the first thing the Woman does for the Man?
(a) Brings food.
(b) Takes his cloak.
(c) Pours tea.
(d) Removes his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name does the Woman say the Man can call her?

4. What does the Man say about the flowers in the vase?

5. How does Scene 1 conclude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Man send the Woman away in Scene 7?

2. What is the final image of the Woman in the play, and how does this visually illustrate her name?

3. What happens at the beginning of Scene 4?

4. What does the Woman tell the Man to do at the end of the third scene, and what does she do to the man?

5. What does the Woman warn the Man about, and what does this mean?

6. What chore does the Man help the Woman with that he becomes excited about, and how does he react when he completes his task?

7. What does the Woman's taking of the Man's sword symbolize in the play?

8. What happens after the Man and Woman bid each other goodnight on the first night they meet?

9. How does the Scene 8 conclude?

10. How does the Man react when he is awakened at night in Scene 6?

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