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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does "Mountain Language" take place?
(a) America.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Europe.

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

3. How many times is the Young Woman asked to state her name?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Three.

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

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

6. Why is the Officer so irritated at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The women won't answer his question.
(b) The Sergeant's being mean to him.
(c) It's cold.
(d) He didn't eat breakfast.

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

8. What is at the Old Woman's feet as she waits at the prison wall?
(a) A dog.
(b) A baby.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A basket.

9. What can't the Old Woman do?
(a) Follow orders.
(b) Write.
(c) Sing.
(d) Speak the official language.

10. The Young Woman has her arm around ________ as she waits at the wall.
(a) Herself.
(b) The Old Woman.
(c) No one.
(d) The officers.

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

12. Who is behind the Old Woman on stage at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The guard.
(b) The Young Woman.
(c) The Prisoner.
(d) No one.

13. What do the guard and the prisoner have in common?
(a) They hate their mothers.
(b) They hate the capital.
(c) They are very tall.
(d) They're both married.

14. Why are the women's husbands in prison?
(a) For robbery.
(b) Unknown.
(c) For murder.
(d) They've been falsely accused.

15. What does the guard instruct the Prisoner to tell the Old Woman to do?
(a) To speak the official language.
(b) To give him food.
(c) To stop flirting with the guards.
(d) To leave.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who asks the Young Woman for her name?

4. What time is it in Act 1?

5. The officers are meant to represent:

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