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The Sound of a Voice Quiz

David Henry Hwang
This Study Guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Sound of a Voice.

The Sound of a Voice Quiz

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1)

What is the Woman doing in Scene 6? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

Spying on the Man.
Doing chores.
Sleeping.
Dancing with the vase.
2)

What does the Woman say she dreamed about? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

The Man making her laugh.
Her mother.
The Man and his sword.
The song of the flute.
3)

What is the Man's response when the Woman offers to play the flute for him in Scene 7? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

He hates the sound and gets angry.
He enjoys it.
He wants to hear a different song.
He does not want to be soothed like a baby.
4)

What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

Consult the gods for guidance.
Turn his mind away.
Drop his head onto the sword.
Pray for that to come true.
5)

What does the Man say the Woman has transformed? (from Scenes 5, 6, and 7)

The world.
Herself and the world in his eyes.
His motivations for living.
His heart.
6)

What reason does the Man say he no longer can stay with the Woman? (from Scenes 5, 6, and 7)

He has a wife already.
He was never in love with her.
He has to return home.
He has been defeated.
7)

What does the Woman first say of her knowledge with a sword? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

She has learned much from her brother.
She is an expert.
She knows how to defend herself.
She knows nothing.
8)

What does the Man do at the end of the final scene? (from Scenes 5, 6, and 7)

Leaves and comes back a few minutes later.
Stays with the Woman.
Leaves and never comes back.
Sits and meditates on his life.
9)

What does the Woman want the Man to do with the sword when she is scared in Scene 8? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

Give it to her.
Put it away.
Kill her with it.
Throw it in the river.
10)

What does the Woman say she will enjoy being as she plays the flute in Scene 7? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

A skilled woman.
A musician.
A memory.
Part of the Man's dreams.
11)

What does the Woman ask the Man to do in the last scene, which he refuses? (from Scenes 5, 6, and 7)

To give her his sword.
To kill her husband.
To give her money.
To stay with her.
12)

What does the Woman warn the Man about in the final scene? (from Scenes 5, 6, and 7)

The clounds will tremble with thunder.
The water will never run dry.
The ground beneath him is unstable.
The air is heavy with dread.
13)

What does the Man kill with his sword? (from Scenes 3 and 4)

A mosquito.
A mouse.
A bird.
A grasshopper.
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