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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of dog bit the Old Woman?
(a) A Dobermann Pinscher.
(b) A Pit Bull.
(c) A Golden Retriever.
(d) A Poodle.
2. How many kids does the guard have?
(a) 6.
(b) 2
(c) 1.
(d) 3.
3. The first time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) A stomachache.
(b) A son.
(c) Bread.
(d) A question.
4. The Young Woman does not speak ________.
(a) The capital's language.
(b) At all.
(c) English.
(d) Mountain Language.
5. Why is the Young Woman visiting her husband?
(a) She was summoned.
(b) He's very ill.
(c) She wants a divorce.
(d) She's bored.
6. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?
(a) They've been waiting a long time.
(b) The other women at the gate are pushy.
(c) Her husband refuses to see her.
(d) There is nowhere to sit.
7. What does the guard instruct the Prisoner to tell the Old Woman to do?
(a) To give him food.
(b) To speak the official language.
(c) To leave.
(d) To stop flirting with the guards.
8. What is the prisoner's relationship with the Old Woman?
(a) He's her husband.
(b) He's her son.
(c) They're old friends.
(d) She's his lawyer.
9. How many children does the prisoner have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.
10. Why is the Officer so irritated at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The Sergeant's being mean to him.
(b) He didn't eat breakfast.
(c) The women won't answer his question.
(d) It's cold.
11. What is at the Old Woman's feet as she waits at the prison wall?
(a) A basket.
(b) A baby.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A dog.
12. What language is outlawed?
(a) The capital's.
(b) Gibberish.
(c) English.
(d) Mountain language.
13. Why is the Young Woman's husband "in the wrong batch?"
(a) Because he's married.
(b) Because he's not from the mountains.
(c) Because he's a very serious criminal.
(d) Because he's rich.
14. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?
(a) They get brighter.
(b) They dim.
(c) They go off.
(d) Nothing.
15. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?
(a) She is getting sassy.
(b) She 's cursing the capital.
(c) She is speaking mountain language.
(d) She is telling her son how to escape.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Sergeant says: "But you're not saying they're without _______!"
2. What is the Young Woman's first complaint?
3. Why is it difficult for the Old Woman to understand the guard?
4. The Sergeant enters the Visitors Room at the end of Act 2, asking "What _____?"
5. What does the Sergeant call the women's husbands?
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