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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the prisoner sits in Act 4, what does he do?

2. What does the Young Woman offer the Sergeant in Act 3?

3. What can Joseph Dokes tell the Young Woman?

4. When the voice-over in Act 3 begins, what happens to the lights?

5. What does the Sergeant claim he did for the Old Woman and the prisoner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Half of the characters in Mountain Language are given names, while the other half are not. Discuss this balance of ambiguity and specificity and how the presence or absence of name defines the character and what they represent.

Essay Topic 2

Although these women are faithful to the men in their families, the men are the helpless ones and, comparatively, they have all the authority. Discuss the ruptured nature of the patriarchal family system in Mountain Language.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Sarah Johnson's character reveals about women in the context of the play and its broader statement about humanity.

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