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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Young Woman scream in Act 3?
(a) Her husband has been badly beaten.
(b) She's being attacked.
(c) She had a nightmare.
(d) She's very frustrated.

2. Why doesn't the Old Woman respond to the prisoner?
(a) She's maintaining her dignity.
(b) She's mad at him.
(c) She's afraid to speak.
(d) She can't hear him.

3. Where does the guard look at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Out the window.
(b) At the Old Woman.
(c) Over a balcony.
(d) In a box.

4. As the Old Woman sits in Act 4, what does she do?
(a) Hums.
(b) Taps her toes.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Trembles.

5. Joseph Dokes comes to the jail every Tuesday, except when?
(a) When he forgets.
(b) When a new movie comes out.
(c) When it rains.
(d) When he doesn't feel well.

6. What does the Sergeant apologize to the Young Woman for?
(a) Being let in the wrong room.
(b) Her husband's condition.
(c) The Old Woman's hand.
(d) The long wait.

7. What does the Old Woman do to help her son?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Give him food.
(c) Wrap him in a blanket.
(d) Beg for his release.

8. Why does the Sergeant un-hood the man?
(a) To embarrass him.
(b) To give the hood away.
(c) To intimidate the Young Woman.
(d) To reveal his true identity.

9. Who is Joseph Dokes?
(a) An authority at the prison.
(b) A prisoner's son.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) A legendary figure.

10. What rule has changed in Act 4?
(a) They can speak mountain language.
(b) Visiting hours are extended.
(c) Absolutely no talking in any language.
(d) Dogs don't have to identify themselves.

11. What is the Sergeant cursing about at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) That the Young Woman is in the room.
(b) That he can't ever get a moment of quiet.
(c) That his dinner was cold.
(d) That something smells bad.

12. How does the Sergeant describe the group at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Party.
(b) Social gathering.
(c) Book club.
(d) Funeral procession.

13. In the voice over, where are the man and Young Woman?
(a) By a lake.
(b) In the jail.
(c) At their house.
(d) In heaven.

14. What does the Sergeant blame the "mix up" in Act 3 on?
(a) The computers.
(b) His lack of sleep.
(c) The weather.
(d) The guards' incompetence.

15. How does the Old Woman communicate in Act 4?
(a) She whispers.
(b) She's silent.
(c) She speaks sign language.
(d) She passes notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hooded the man's head?

2. What does the Young Woman offer the Sergeant in Act 3?

3. What is the tone of the Sergeant's apology?

4. How long is the new rule in place?

5. What does the Sergeant claim he did for the Old Woman and the prisoner?

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