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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. The Visitors Room is also called the _______ Room.

2. The Prisoner says the Old Woman understand the guard's orders because:

3. What defines the set direction for Act 1?

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

5. Why is it difficult for the Old Woman to understand the guard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of language in Act 4?

2. How does Act 3 reflect Act 2?

3. Is Sarah surprised to see her husband?

4. What does the Old Woman communicate through her silence in Act 4?

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

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

7. Why is Charly wearing a hood?

8. Why are the rules changing?

9. Which rule(s) have changed in Act 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Old Woman is silent for the majority of the play. Discuss the themes and statements that arise through her silence.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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