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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Woman rolls out the sleeping mat, what does she ask the Man?
(a) If he is married.
(b) How old he is.
(c) What his purpose here is.
(d) What his name is.

2. What does the Woman urge the Man to do at the end of the fifth scene?
(a) Stay with her.
(b) Speak again.
(c) Sing.
(d) Leave.

3. Who is the author of "The Sound of a Voice"?
(a) David Henry Hwang.
(b) Amy Tan.
(c) Peter Bacho.
(d) Jhumpa Lahiri.

4. What does the Man notice the Woman is staring at in Scene 3?
(a) The sun.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His belly.
(d) His muscles.

5. What does the Woman bring inside the room in Scene 2?
(a) Her own sword.
(b) The vase of flowers.
(c) Her pet bird.
(d) A silk kimono.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Man describe the Woman's music?

2. What is/are the only prop/props seen onstage at the start of the play?

3. What reason does the Woman give for teaching herself?

4. What country is the play's setting?

5. What name does the Woman say is too common?

(see the answer key)

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