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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. Dog's must ______ themselves before biting.

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

3. The Visitors Room is also called the _______ Room.

4. What is the Young Woman's first complaint?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there no set description in Act 1?

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

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

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

5. Why does the Sergeant make his final comment?

6. Did the Sergeant try to help the prisoner?

7. What is the Young Woman's first complaint to the Officer?

8. What do the soldiers represent?

9. Where are the Old Woman and her son in Act 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Pinter's message about humanity overall in Mountain Language.

Essay Topic 2

There are elements of the setting (both time and physical) that are very concrete or very abstract. Discuss this use of ambiguous setting to develop an explanation Pinter's goal in using this type of setting.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what characterizes Pinter's style and how it aids or defines the attitude of the play.

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