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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) She's being attacked.
(b) She's very frustrated.
(c) She had a nightmare.
(d) Her husband has been badly beaten.

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

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

4. What season is it (in the Young Woman and the man's voice over)?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

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

6. How long is the new rule in place?
(a) For the day.
(b) Until further notice.
(c) For good.
(d) Thirty seconds.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What can Joseph Dokes tell the Young Woman?
(a) How to get her husband released.
(b) How to file a complaint.
(c) How life is in the prison.
(d) How to find a lawyer.

15. What does the Young Woman offer the Sergeant in Act 3?
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the man in Act 3 wearing a hood?

2. When the Sergeant says "these people," whom is he referring to?

3. Why doesn't the Old Woman respond to the prisoner?

4. The Sergeant says, "What can I do for you, dear lady, as they used to say in ________."

5. As the Old Woman sits in Act 4, what does she do?

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