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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of rage does Mother Courage think the young soldier has?
(a) A justified one.
(b) An ignorant one.
(c) A short-lived one.
(d) A serious one.

3. Why won't Mother Courage use her officers' shirts as bandages?
(a) Because they're expensive.
(b) Because it's disrespectful.
(c) Because she doesn't have very many.
(d) Because she has a low opinion of peasants.

4. 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 converted him to Christianity.
(c) She has had no effect.
(d) She has calmed him.

5. What does the chaplain call Kattrin?
(a) A plague.
(b) A princess.
(c) An eyesore.
(d) A captivating young person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sergeant claim is hypocritical of Mother Courage?

2. What does Mother Courage take from the soldier as payment?

3. Why is Mother Courage angry with Eilif after he attacks the peasants?

4. What bible passage does the chaplain quote after Eilif's story?

5. What does the recruiting officer offer Eilif if he joins the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kattrin refuse to come out of the wagon through Scene 8?

2. Why does Mother Courage hesitate to pay for Swiss Cheese's releases?

3. Why does Mother Courage sing "The Song of Great Capitulation" to calm the young soldier?

4. In Mother Courage's opinion, why is being seated not revolting?

5. Does Mother Courage think Kattrin will have an easy life as a wife?

6. Why can't Mother Courage tell the soldiers who arrested Swiss Cheese that he is her son?

7. Is "nothing sacred" to Kattrin in the lieutenant's opinion?

8. Why does Mother Courage continue to talk with the sergeant and recruiting officer even though they are trying to recruit her sons into the army?

9. What issue does the sergeant have with peace?

10. Why is Mother Courage initially upset when she finds out the war is over?

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