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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prisoner call the Old Woman?
(a) Sir.
(b) Mother.
(c) Lady.
(d) Madame.

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

3. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?
(a) They get brighter.
(b) They dim.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They go off.

4. The Sergeant says: "But you're not saying they're without _______!"
(a) Language.
(b) Sin.
(c) Courage.
(d) A heart.

5. The officers are meant to represent:
(a) Artists.
(b) Poor people.
(c) The capital.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is behind the Old Woman on stage at the beginning of Act 2?

2. Which guard dog bit the Old Woman?

3. What is the primary emotion in the old Woman and the Prisoner's conversation?

4. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Old Woman communicate through her silence in Act 4?

2. Can the Old Woman understand the language of the capital?

3. Why is the prisoner a "joker?"

4. Why are the women's husbands in prison? How can you infer this?

5. In Act 4, why is the Old Woman still silent?

6. Does Sarah care about her husband?

7. Why is Charly wearing a hood?

8. Does the Old Woman follow the new rule in Act 4?

9. How does the Sergeant's attitude in Act 4 compare with his attitude in Act 3?

10. Why does the Officer move closer to the women in Act 1?

(see the answer keys)

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