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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it difficult for the Old Woman to understand the guard?
(a) The guard whispers.
(b) The guard is inarticulate.
(c) The Prisoner keeps interrupting.
(d) They don't speak the same language.

2. The Sergeant enters the Visitors Room at the end of Act 2, asking "What _____?"
(a) Is your problem?
(b) Joker?
(c) Is it now?
(d) Woman?

3. How many kids does the guard have?
(a) 2
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

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

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

6. Who instituted the new language outlaw?
(a) The Sergeant.
(b) A worker's union.
(c) The capital.
(d) The king.

7. Dog's must ______ themselves before biting.
(a) Clean.
(b) Walk.
(c) Identify.
(d) Behave.

8. As the Sergeant hassles the Young Woman in Act 1, the Officer reminds him that these women are not _________.
(a) Wives.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Worthwhile.
(d) Criminals.

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

10. What is the guard's attitude towards the Old Woman and the Prisoner?
(a) Fear.
(b) Superiority.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Indifference.

11. The Sergeant observes that the Young Woman looks like a(n) ________.
(a) Mountain person.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Little girl.
(d) Old Woman.

12. Why does the guard call the Sergeant?
(a) To tell him a rumor.
(b) To tell him to stay away.
(c) Because the prisoner is being smart.
(d) To tell him a joke.

13. The second time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) A question.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Apples.
(d) Cake.

14. Why is the Prisoner called a joker?
(a) He says ridiculous things.
(b) He talked back to the guard.
(c) He's not very intelligent.
(d) He tells good jokes.

15. What is the Old Woman doing at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sitting.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary emotion in the old Woman and the Prisoner's conversation?

2. What isn't the guard's fault, according to the guard?

3. Why are the women's husbands in prison?

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

5. The Officer says the women are _______ people.

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