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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mother Courage, Kattrin, and the cook stop at the parson's house?

2. What does the cook call the chaplain when they fight over Mother Courage?

3. Where is the inn the cook inherited?

4. What is the cook's name, according to Yvette?

5. How does the cook's mother die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what characterizes and defines the climax and denouement of "Mother Courage".

Essay Topic 2

What do characters' convictions mean to them? What do they hold for the fate of others? What constitutes change for characters? What does it hold for the fate of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout "Mother Courage" characters use song to express themselves and Brecht uses them to flesh out moments. What is the purpose and effect of the musical quality of the play?

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