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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Officer says the women are _______ people.
(a) Mountain.
(b) Good.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Intelligent.
2. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?
(a) Rambunctious.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Caring.
3. In what country does "Mountain Language" take place?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Cuba.
4. The Young Woman has her arm around ________ as she waits at the wall.
(a) Herself.
(b) The officers.
(c) No one.
(d) The Old Woman.
5. The Sergeant says: "But you're not saying they're without _______!"
(a) Courage.
(b) A heart.
(c) Sin.
(d) Language.
6. Why is it difficult for the Old Woman to understand the guard?
(a) The guard is inarticulate.
(b) The guard whispers.
(c) They don't speak the same language.
(d) The Prisoner keeps interrupting.
7. The first time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) Bread.
(b) A question.
(c) A stomachache.
(d) A son.
8. The officers are meant to represent:
(a) Artists.
(b) Poor people.
(c) The capital.
(d) Women.
9. What does the Old Woman cradle in her hand as she waits at the prison wall?
(a) A bag.
(b) A baby.
(c) Her own hand.
(d) An animal.
10. What does the guard instruct the Prisoner to tell the Old Woman to do?
(a) To speak the official language.
(b) To stop flirting with the guards.
(c) To give him food.
(d) To leave.
11. How many characters are present on stage at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.
12. What is the Young Woman's first complaint?
(a) The Old Woman's hand is injured.
(b) The officers aren't being very nice.
(c) There are no benches to sit on.
(d) A very rude man won't leave her alone.
13. The Young Woman does not speak ________.
(a) The capital's language.
(b) English.
(c) At all.
(d) Mountain Language.
14. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?
(a) There is nowhere to sit.
(b) Her husband refuses to see her.
(c) The other women at the gate are pushy.
(d) They've been waiting a long time.
15. How many children does the prisoner have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the Old Woman doing at the beginning of Act 2?
2. What defines the set direction for Act 1?
3. The Sergeant observes that the Young Woman looks like a(n) ________.
4. How many times is the Young Woman asked to state her name?
5. Who instituted the new language outlaw?
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