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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the guard harbor an attitude against the Old Woman and the Prisoner?

3. What does the Old Woman cradle in her hand as she waits at the prison wall?

4. Why is the Officer so irritated at the beginning of Act 1?

5. What time is it in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Old Woman and her son have the opportunity to talk?

3. Does Sarah care about her husband?

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

5. Who is Joseph Dokes?

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

7. Who is in control at the end of Act 4?

8. How does the Old Woman communicate with her son?

9. Is the Young Woman (Sarah Johnson) from the mountains? How does this affect the soldiers?

10. Did the Sergeant try to help the prisoner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "men" in Mountain Language. Discuss their attitudes towards women and their authority. What is Pinter's commentary on men and masculinity?

Essay Topic 2

Much of the negativity in Mountain Language comes from discrimination. Compare the discriminatory attitudes in our culture to those in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what the capital signifies: how it defines general humanity and society and what it represents.

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