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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A soldier tells Kattrin if she comes down from the roof and takes them to her mother, they will ______________.
(a) Find her a new family.
(b) Give her money.
(c) Spare her mother.
(d) Kill the cattle.

2. Why couldn't Kattrin pull the cart by herself?
(a) She is too weak.
(b) War terrifies her.
(c) She is bad with directions.
(d) People will take advantage of her.

3. What does the young solder threaten he will do to the captain?
(a) Steal his wife.
(b) Quit the army.
(c) Murder him.
(d) Sabotage the army.

4. Why does Kattrin get very anxious while the injured peasants are in her tent?
(a) Because her mother is being verbally attacked.
(b) Because soldier's are approaching.
(c) Because the chaplain is flirting with her.
(d) Because the peasants need linen.

5. How much does the cook end up buying the capon for?
(a) Ten hellers.
(b) One guilder.
(c) Twenty hellers.
(d) Fifty hellers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kattrin react to the soldiers' attempts to silence her?

2. How long has it been since Mother Courage has seen Eilif?

3. Why doesn't the peasant want the soldiers to kill their cattle?

4. A peasant claims Kattrin would still be alive if ____________.

5. What does Kattrin retrieve from the peasants' house?

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