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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. What bible passage does the chaplain quote after Eilif's story?
(a) Moses parting the sea.
(b) Jesus' crucifixion.
(c) The Lord made 500 loaves out of 5.
(d) The burning bush.

2. 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) Complain to someone else.
(d) Not complain.

3. When Kattrin puts on Yvette's clothes, what about Yvette does she imitate?
(a) Her manly walk.
(b) Her sexy walk.
(c) Her blank face.
(d) Her batting eyelashes.

4. Mother Courage observes that Kattrin "sits, happy as a _______ in all this misery" of the suffering peasants.
(a) Lark.
(b) Hippo.
(c) Baby.
(d) Cat.

5. What is Swiss Cheese's real name?
(a) Feyos.
(b) Eilif.
(c) Victor.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kattrin run into the peasants' dilapidated house?

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

3. Who is saying Yvette is sick?

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

5. Why is the young soldier complaining to the captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Mother Courage angry with Eilif for taking the oxen from the peasants?

2. How impoverished has the country become as the cook, Mother Courage, and Kattrin follow the soldier through the winter?

3. What is the cook's grievance with the chaplain?

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

5. What is the debate over the legitimacy of the villagers?

6. Why is Kattrin mute?

7. Why won't they ring the church bells for the commander's funeral?

8. Has Eilif's brutality finally caught up to him when peace is declared?

9. How does Mother Courage calm the young soldier?

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

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