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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The officers are meant to represent:
(a) The capital.
(b) Artists.
(c) Poor people.
(d) Women.

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

3. What language is outlawed?
(a) Gibberish.
(b) Mountain language.
(c) English.
(d) The capital's.

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

5. Who does the Old Woman say is waiting for the prisoner?
(a) A tax collector.
(b) The police.
(c) An old friend.
(d) His baby.

6. What is the primary emotion in the old Woman and the Prisoner's conversation?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

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

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

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

10. The "official" language is spoken where?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) The capital.
(d) Mountain.

11. Which guard dog bit the Old Woman?
(a) The little one in the cage.
(b) A wild one in the woods.
(c) The big one on the leash.
(d) They don't know.

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

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

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

15. What does the guard use to jab the Old Woman?
(a) A fork.
(b) A gun.
(c) A stick.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?

2. Who asks the Young Woman for her name?

3. What do the guard and the prisoner have in common?

4. Who does the Young Woman complain to?

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

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