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

2. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?
(a) Caring.
(b) Rambunctious.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Indifferent.

3. Which guard dog bit the Old Woman?
(a) The big one on the leash.
(b) They don't know.
(c) A wild one in the woods.
(d) The little one in the cage.

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

5. What time is it in Act 1?
(a) 7 PM.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 5 PM.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officers are meant to represent:

2. The Sergeant observes that the Young Woman looks like a(n) ________.

3. What is the Prisoner doing at the beginning of Act 2?

4. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?

5. What do the guard and the prisoner have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Young Woman's second complaint to the Officer?

2. How does the Sergeant describe the gathering at the beginning of Act 3? Why?

3. How does Act 3 reflect Act 2?

4. Is Sarah surprised to see her husband?

5. Why does the guard have a hostile attitude toward the Old Woman and the son?

6. Why are the rules for dogs absurd in Act 1?

7. Why does the guard prod the Old Woman with a stick as she talks to her son?

8. Did the Sergeant try to help the prisoner?

9. What do the soldiers represent?

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

(see the answer keys)

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