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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Visitors Room.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) A son.
(b) A question.
(c) Bread.
(d) A stomachache.

2. The Young Woman does not speak ________.
(a) Mountain Language.
(b) The capital's language.
(c) English.
(d) At all.

3. What does the Old Woman cradle in her hand as she waits at the prison wall?
(a) An animal.
(b) A bag.
(c) Her own hand.
(d) A baby.

4. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?
(a) They dim.
(b) They get brighter.
(c) They go off.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does the Prisoner call the Old Woman?
(a) Madame.
(b) Lady.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who instituted the new language outlaw?

3. The Sergeant says: "But you're not saying they're without _______!"

4. Why is the Young Woman's husband "in the wrong batch?"

5. The Visitors Room is also called the _______ Room.

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