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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mother Courage returns to the farmhouse, who is standing around Mother Courage and Kattrin's body?

2. What attitude does the chaplain have towards women?

3. What is Mother Courage doing while she talks to the chaplain at the beginning of Scene 6?

4. A soldier tells Kattrin if she comes down from the roof and takes them to her mother, they will ______________.

5. Why does Mother Courage feel it's unfortunate that the commander died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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