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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first soldier threatens that he will kill the cattle if the peasants are not ______.
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Reasonable.
(d) Nice.

2. Instead of going with the cook to the inn, what does Mother Courage do at the end of Scene 9?
(a) Gives Kattrin to him.
(b) Politely declines his offer.
(c) Steals the cook's money.
(d) Abandons the cook.

3. Mother Courage says it's _______ everyone is missing the commander's funeral.
(a) An honor.
(b) A disgrace.
(c) Understandable.
(d) A pity.

4. In the chaplain's opinion, wars can look forward to ________ futures.
(a) Devastating.
(b) Victorious.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) Colorful.

5. What are people shouting at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) "War".
(b) "Long live the King".
(c) "Peace".
(d) "For he's a jolly good fellow".

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kattrin react when the peasants tell her there are children in town?

2. Where have we heard the song the soldiers sing at the very end of the play?

3. Before she leaves the peasants' farmhouse, what does Mother Courage get for Kattrin from the wagon?

4. How do the soldiers silence Kattrin?

5. Why should the cook talk quietly when he is talking to Mother Courage about the inn?

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