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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shen Te secure her loan from the Old Woman with?
(a) Her house.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) Her stock of tobacco.
(d) Her car.

2. Who do the Gods ask Shen Te to thank for them?
(a) Wong.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does She Te sing a song about?
(a) How she's through with men.
(b) How she became rich.
(c) How she is a free spirit.
(d) How she will find a man.

4. Who comes into the shop after the Family leave?
(a) Mrs. Shin.
(b) Shen Te.
(c) Wong.
(d) Mrs. Mi Tzu.

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

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

7. What does Shen Te buy with the money the Gods give her?
(a) A tobacco shop.
(b) A grocery shop.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A bar.

8. What does Mrs. Mi Tzu want Shen Te to pay her six months in advance?
(a) The bills.
(b) The rent.
(c) Hush money.
(d) Her salary.

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

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

11. What is the name of the town the story is set in?
(a) Hogsberg.
(b) Hoibchen.
(c) Szechuan.
(d) Peking.

12. Why does the policeman arrest the family?
(a) The Husband hits the policeman.
(b) Shui Ta accuses them of treason.
(c) The Boy comes in with stolen Gods.
(d) The Wife threatens Shui Ta.

13. Who sheltered Shen Te when she first arrived in the city?
(a) Two Sisters.
(b) A Husband and Wife.
(c) Two Brothers.
(d) A Brother and Sister.

14. What God says there must be at least one good person in the town?
(a) The headless God.
(b) The deaf God.
(c) The blind God.
(d) The crippled God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two prostitutes accuse Shen Te of?

2. What does Shu Fu strike Wong with?

3. What kind of song is Wong the Water Seller singing?

4. Who does Wong say would be delighted to take in the Gods?

5. Why does Wong runaway when he sees the Gods have gone?

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