View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the guard's attitude towards the Old Woman and the Prisoner?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Fear.
(c) Superiority.
(d) Admiration.

5. What does the guard use to jab the Old Woman?
(a) A knife.
(b) A fork.
(c) A stick.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?

2. The second time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."

3. What time did the women arrive at the prison?

4. What is at the Old Woman's feet as she waits at the prison wall?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarah attempt to negotiate with the Sergeant?

2. What is the guard's attitude toward the Old Woman and her son?

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

4. Who is Joseph Dokes?

5. Although the women have not committed a crime, what is their "crime?"

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

7. What is the significance of the names "Sarah" and "Charly"?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 685 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample