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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yang Sun say he wants to kill himself?
(a) He is love with the wrong women.
(b) He is divorced.
(c) He can't get a job.
(d) He is depressed.

2. Who accompanies Shui Ta to the shop?
(a) Mrs. Shin.
(b) Shen Te.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) The Wife.

3. What is the name of the town's barber?
(a) Lui Chu.
(b) Ding Ti.
(c) Shin Ho.
(d) Shu Fu.

4. Who are the townsfolk expecting to visit them?
(a) The army.
(b) The prophets.
(c) The royal family.
(d) The Gods.

5. Why is Yang Sun looking for a strong tree?
(a) To pick apples.
(b) To get nearer the plane.
(c) To hang himself.
(d) To chop for firewood.

6. What day is the rent due?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

7. What is the name of the shop's former owner?
(a) Mrs. Shin.
(b) Mrs. Yong.
(c) Mrs. Yin.
(d) Mrs. Shun.

8. What is the name of the young man at the beginning of scene 3?
(a) Gong Hong.
(b) Chow Yung.
(c) Yang Sun.
(d) Wang Gan.

9. What does Wong sing he is desperate for people to buy?
(a) His soul.
(b) His water.
(c) His children.
(d) His house.

10. Who does the carpenter say ordered the shelves?
(a) Mr. Wong.
(b) Mrs. Shin.
(c) Mrs. Katz.
(d) Shen Te.

11. What do the Gods give Shen Te to help her be good?
(a) A bible.
(b) A husband.
(c) Money.
(d) Children.

12. What does Mrs. Shin make Shen Te feel guilty about?
(a) Not helping the community.
(b) Selling cigarettes.
(c) Turning her out of her own home.
(d) Her old job as a prostitute.

13. What does Mrs. Mi Tzu say she knows about?
(a) Where Shen Te got her silver pieces.
(b) Shen Te's former profession.
(c) Shen Te's family.
(d) Who Shui Ta really is.

14. What does the family sing about?
(a) Living in the moment.
(b) Past glories.
(c) Being poor but happy.
(d) What tomorrow will bring.

15. Who does Shui Ta negotiate with?
(a) The Carpenter.
(b) The Husband.
(c) Mrs. Shin.
(d) The Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Policeman and the Old Woman write for Shen Te?

2. What does the Old Woman come into the shop to buy?

3. What is the Old Woman and her husband celebrating?

4. Why does Yang Sun say he can't get a wife?

5. Where does the Policeman suggest Shen Te look for a husband?

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