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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the Sergeant's response to the Young Woman's offer?
(a) You're crazy.
(b) No problem.
(c) Absolutely not!
(d) Too late.

11. What does the Prisoner have on his face at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Blood.
(d) Crumbs.

12. 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 something smells bad.
(d) That he can't ever get a moment of quiet.

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

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

15. What happens to the prisoner at the end of Act 4?
(a) He's beaten again.
(b) He becomes very ill.
(c) He's released.
(d) He's taken away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new rule mean for the Old Woman?

2. As the prisoner sits in Act 4, what does he do?

3. What season is it (in the Young Woman and the man's voice over)?

4. What does the Sergeant apologize to the Young Woman for?

5. Why does the Young Woman scream in Act 3?

(see the answer keys)

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