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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, A Prison Wall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Sergeant call the women's husbands?
(a) Acquaintances.
(b) Useless criminals.
(c) Enemies of the state.
(d) Playboys.

2. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?
(a) The other women at the gate are pushy.
(b) Her husband refuses to see her.
(c) There is nowhere to sit.
(d) They've been waiting a long time.

3. Who does the Young Woman complain to?
(a) Herself.
(b) The officers.
(c) No one.
(d) The Old Woman.

4. Why is the Young Woman visiting her husband?
(a) She's bored.
(b) She wants a divorce.
(c) She was summoned.
(d) He's very ill.

5. The Officer says the women are _______ people.
(a) Good.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Mountain.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Woman cradle in her hand as she waits at the prison wall?

2. What is at the Old Woman's feet as she waits at the prison wall?

3. Why is the Officer so irritated at the beginning of Act 1?

4. What defines the set direction for Act 1?

5. What language is outlawed?

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