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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. What is the sergeant's problem with peace?

2. People avoid Yvette like a ______ because they think she's sick.

3. Why doesn't Mother Courage have any bandages to help the peasants with?

4. The young soldier says he won't stand for ________.

5. What regiment is Mother Courage's family from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Does the chaplain fall short of his "duty" in Scene 2?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the first soldier mean when he says "she made it"?

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

10. Does the cook give an ultimatum to the parson to convince him to give them soup?

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

In the first scene, Mother Courage prophesies the fates of her children. Mother Courage is also blind to much of reality through the play. Discuss Mother Courage's "prophetic" perception of the world, how she views herself, and how others view her.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Brecht's use of compassion and depravity side-by-side in "Mother Courage".

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