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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the cook, what kind of reward can one get for virtue?
(a) Good luck.
(b) Money.
(c) A place in heaven.
(d) None.

2. Why will it be easier for Kattrin to find a husband at the inn?
(a) Because she will have a position.
(b) There are nice men in the town.
(c) She will be wealthy.
(d) The cook could find her one.

3. Mother Courage calls Eilif her brave and ____ son.
(a) Handsome.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Clever.

4. What prayer do the peasants pray when the soldiers are threatening them in their farmhouse?
(a) Hail Mary.
(b) Hallelujah.
(c) Our Father.
(d) The Forgiveness Song.

5. What does Mother Courage live off of?
(a) War.
(b) Her children's labor.
(c) Her talents.
(d) The kindness of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother Courage compare the officers taking her son into the army to?

2. Why can't the soldiers chop more wood?

3. Where does Swiss Cheese plan to hide the pay box?

4. Why does Mother Courage sing "The Song of Great Capitulation"?

5. Why shouldn't Kattrin run in to the peasants' house?

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