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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yvette sing "The Fraternization Song"?

2. What kind of rage does Mother Courage think the young soldier has?

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

4. Why does Mother Courage draw a black cross for "death"?

5. Where does Swiss Cheese plan to hide the pay box?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the cook not want Kattrin to come to Utrecht?

2. Why does the cook want Mother Courage to come to Utrecht with him?

3. How does Mother Courage calm the young soldier?

4. Why does Mother Courage choose to leave the cook behind?

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

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

7. What has the chaplain's role shifted to by Scene 5?

8. Why is Eilif a hero in the commander's eyes?

9. In "Mother Courage" is it possible to gain without losing?

10. How does Mother Courage get her name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dynamic of men vs. women and family versus solitude in "Mother Courage".

Essay Topic 2

The character of the chaplain is one that goes through the most dramatic metamorphosis. His role as a religious representative and overturning it is a powerful statement about religion on Brecht's part. What is this statement?

Essay Topic 3

Motherhood is one of the defining traits of Mother Courage's character. How does "motherhood" function in "Mother Courage and Her Children"?

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