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

2. What does Kattrin retrieve from the peasants' house?
(a) Clothes.
(b) A baby.
(c) Money.
(d) Photos.

3. What are the peasants Eilif attacks doing with their food?
(a) Throwing it away.
(b) They have none.
(c) Hiding it.
(d) Selling it.

4. What does the recruiting officer offer Eilif if he joins the army?
(a) Women.
(b) Eternal life.
(c) Money and fame.
(d) His friendship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The older soldier says that the young soldier is ______.

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

3. What does the recruiting officer think the army needs?

4. Why does Mother Courage think Eilif is in high favor of the commander?

5. What solace does Mother Courage take from Swiss Cheese's job in the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the soldier wear a woman's fur coat?

2. Will the war end now that the commander is dead?

3. Has Yvette benefited from the war?

4. Why are the peasants urging Mother Courage to leave?

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

6. How brave is Kattrin?

7. What do the sergeant and recruiting officer think the benefit of war is?

8. Why does Kattrin run out to the peasant's house in Scene 5?

9. When Mother Courage refuses to help the peasant family, has Kattrin's defiance of her mother escalated?

10. Why do all of Mother Courage's children have names of different origins?

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