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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who asks the Young Woman for her name?
(a) The Sergeant.
(b) The Old Woman.
(c) The Officer.
(d) A voice off-stage.

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

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

7. What isn't the guard's fault, according to the guard?
(a) That the prisoner is treated badly.
(b) That he's mean.
(c) That it's cold.
(d) That the Old Woman can't understand.

8. How many children does the prisoner have?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What kind of dog bit the Old Woman?
(a) A Pit Bull.
(b) A Dobermann Pinscher.
(c) A Poodle.
(d) A Golden Retriever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What defines the set direction for Act 1?

2. What time is it in Act 1?

3. Who does the Young Woman complain to?

4. The Prisoner says the Old Woman understand the guard's orders because:

5. What time did the women arrive at the prison?

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