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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. How many times is the Young Woman asked to state her name?

2. What does the Prisoner call the Old Woman?

3. Why is the Young Woman's husband "in the wrong batch?"

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

5. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Act 3 reflect Act 2?

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

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

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

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

6. Why are the women's husbands in prison? How can you infer this?

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

8. Why is the Sergeant annoyed when he enters in Act 3?

9. Why are the two women at the prison?

10. Why doesn't the Old Woman help her 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

Although all the characters in Mountain Language are opposites, each shares some similar element (either in attitude or family). Discuss and compare the characters of the play to find the meaning in their similarities.

Essay Topic 3

The officers attempt to be cruel and belittle the women and prisoners in the play. Discuss the success and failure of intimidation in the play and how it reflects the character and what he/she represents.

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