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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is the play's setting?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) United States.

2. What is the Man's response when the Woman asks where he is going in the second scene?
(a) He breaks down and cries.
(b) He lies to her.
(c) He laughs and walks away.
(d) He is unable and unprepared to tell her.

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

4. What is the Man disturbed by in Scene 1?
(a) The sound of a flute.
(b) The Woman's singing.
(c) The cry of a bird.
(d) The Woman's coughing.

5. What is the Man doing in the beginning of the second scene?
(a) Sharpening his sword.
(b) Preparing to leave.
(c) Eating breakfast.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does the Woman say the Man can call her?

2. Who are the two main characters?

3. What does the Woman bring the Man in Scene 2?

4. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?

5. What does the Woman say frightens her?

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