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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. Who does the Young Woman complain to?
(a) Herself.
(b) No one.
(c) The officers.
(d) The Old Woman.

2. Why does the guard harbor an attitude against the Old Woman and the Prisoner?
(a) Because they're mean.
(b) Because they have magic powers.
(c) Because they've traveled.
(d) Because they're from the mountains.

3. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?
(a) She is telling her son how to escape.
(b) She is speaking mountain language.
(c) She is getting sassy.
(d) She 's cursing the capital.

4. The Young Woman has her arm around ________ as she waits at the wall.
(a) Herself.
(b) No one.
(c) The officers.
(d) The Old Woman.

5. What is the prisoner's relationship with the Old Woman?
(a) He's her son.
(b) He's her husband.
(c) They're old friends.
(d) She's his lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the guard's attitude towards the Old Woman and the Prisoner?

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

3. What can't the Old Woman do?

4. What is the Old Woman doing at the beginning of Act 2?

5. The officers are meant to represent:

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the most helpless character in Act 2?

2. Does the guard have the same attitude in Act 4 as in Act 2?

3. Why does the Officer become angry with the women when he asks their names?

4. What is the relevance of the voice-over in Act 2?

5. What is the attitude of "the capital?"

6. What is the Officer's attitude towards women?

7. What is the Old Woman and her son's relationship like?

8. Why does the Sergeant make his final comment?

9. Why does Sarah Johnson look like an "intellectual?"

10. Why is the prisoner trembling at the beginning of Act 4?

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