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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the voice-over in Act 3 begins, what happens to the lights?
(a) They get brighter.
(b) They go off.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They dim.

3. The Sergeant says, "What can I do for you, dear lady, as they used to say in ________."
(a) My hometown.
(b) The prison.
(c) New York.
(d) The movies.

4. Why does the Young Woman try to negotiate with the Sergeant?
(a) She's bored.
(b) She's concerned for her husband.
(c) She wants money.
(d) She wants to impress him.

5. What does the new rule mean for the Old Woman?
(a) She can leave.
(b) She can stay longer.
(c) She can speak to her son.
(d) Her punishment may be severe.

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

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

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

9. What is the tone of the Sergeant's apology?
(a) Adamant.
(b) Passive.
(c) Sincere.
(d) Snide.

10. Why is the man in Act 3 wearing a hood?
(a) To blend in.
(b) To hide his face.
(c) To look hip.
(d) Because it's cold.

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. As the prisoner sits in Act 4, what does he do?
(a) Taps his fingers.
(b) Hums.
(c) Groans.
(d) Trembles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Joseph Dokes?

3. How does the Old Woman communicate in Act 4?

4. What is the Sergeant's response to the Young Woman's offer?

5. What does the Prisoner have on his face at the beginning of Act 4?

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