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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman say happens when she takes care of her flowers?
(a) She makes perfume from the flowers.
(b) She gets magical powers.
(c) The flowers last for months.
(d) The flowers start to grow.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is the play's setting?

2. What does the Man say scares him?

3. As the Woman rolls out the sleeping mat, what does she ask the Man?

4. What reason does the Woman give for how she gets her flowers?

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

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