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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Mother Courage have any bandages to help the peasants with?
(a) She was robbed.
(b) They are impossible to find.
(c) She used them herself.
(d) She sold them all to soldiers.

2. People avoid Yvette like a ______ because they think she's sick.
(a) Stinking fish.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Sewer.
(d) Tax collector.

3. Why does the older soldier tell the young soldier to be quiet?
(a) He'll be sent to the stocks.
(b) He's speaking nonsense.
(c) He can't be taken seriously.
(d) He's annoying.

4. Who does Eilif aspire to be like?
(a) The Chaplain.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) His father.
(d) The Commander.

5. Why is the young soldier complaining to the captain?
(a) Because the captain has a drinking problem.
(b) Because the captain stole his money.
(c) Because the captain recruited his son.
(d) Because the captain stole his wife.

6. Why does Yvette sing "The Fraternization Song"?
(a) To warn people.
(b) To gain sympathy.
(c) To tell the story of her love life.
(d) To pass the time.

7. The young soldier says he won't stand for ________.
(a) Injustice.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Lies.
(d) Deceit.

8. What does Mother Courage compare the officers taking her son into the army to?
(a) Easy as pie.
(b) A lamb to the slaughter.
(c) A moth to a flame.
(d) Taking candy from a baby.

9. What does Mother Courage decide to do at the end of the scene?
(a) Defend the young soldier's complaint.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Not complain.
(d) Complain to someone else.

10. Who is the young soldier angry at by the end of Scene 4?
(a) The Clerk.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Older Soldier.
(d) Mother Courage.

11. When Mother Courage sees Kattrin with the board, she calls her a ________.
(a) Lunatic.
(b) Genius.
(c) Angel.
(d) Idiot.

12. What effect has Mother Courage had on the young soldier by the end of the scene?
(a) She has motivated him more.
(b) She has had no effect.
(c) She has converted him to Christianity.
(d) She has calmed him.

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

14. What happens to Yvette's first love?
(a) He was unfaithful.
(b) She left him.
(c) He died.
(d) He became wealthy.

15. What solace does Mother Courage take from Swiss Cheese's job in the army?
(a) He earns good money.
(b) He meets nice girls.
(c) He is well respected.
(d) He doesn't fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the officer sell bullets for such a cheap price?

2. How much does the cook end up buying the capon for?

3. How long must Mother Courage wait to make her complaint to the captain?

4. Some time after Swiss Cheese has been killed, why is Mother Courage going to complain to the captain?

5. How much does Mother Courage try to sell the capon to the Cook for?

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