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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kattrin go to the roof?
(a) To look at stars.
(b) To get some perspective.
(c) To jump off.
(d) To warn the peasants.

2. Why does Mother Courage claim her price is a good one for a bird at this time?
(a) They are going extinct.
(b) They are in high demand.
(c) They are in season.
(d) They are in a siege.

3. Why does Mother Courage sing "The Song of Great Capitulation"?
(a) To pass the time.
(b) To calm the soldier.
(c) To tell a story.
(d) To get money.

4. In her dreams, where does Mother Courage see herself pulling her cart?
(a) Through heaven and hell.
(b) Home.
(c) Through a battle.
(d) In a forest.

5. Who passes by the farmhouse and Mother Courage follows and exits for the last time?
(a) A regiment.
(b) A family.
(c) A man she recognizes.
(d) Some priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Kattrin's father from?

2. What does the clerk know about Mother Courage?

3. In Eilif's story, what does he do when the peasants have him cornered?

4. In the commander's opinion, what does Eilif still believe in?

5. The first soldier threatens that he will kill the cattle if the peasants are not ______.

(see the answer key)

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