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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Voice in the Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Young Woman try to negotiate with the Sergeant?
(a) She's concerned for her husband.
(b) She wants to impress him.
(c) She wants money.
(d) She's bored.

2. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?
(a) She is speaking mountain language.
(b) She is getting sassy.
(c) She is telling her son how to escape.
(d) She 's cursing the capital.

3. What is the Young Woman's first complaint?
(a) The officers aren't being very nice.
(b) A very rude man won't leave her alone.
(c) There are no benches to sit on.
(d) The Old Woman's hand is injured.

4. Which guard dog bit the Old Woman?
(a) They don't know.
(b) The big one on the leash.
(c) The little one in the cage.
(d) A wild one in the woods.

5. What isn't the guard's fault, according to the guard?
(a) That he's mean.
(b) That the prisoner is treated badly.
(c) That the Old Woman can't understand.
(d) That it's cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prisoner's main concern for the Old Woman?

2. Why is it difficult for the Old Woman to understand the guard?

3. The Prisoner says the Old Woman understand the guard's orders because:

4. What time is it in Act 1?

5. What can Joseph Dokes tell the Young Woman?

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