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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Man says he is accustomed to what?
(a) A lot of sound.
(b) Lots of women.
(c) Being hungry.
(d) Being waited on.

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

3. The Man reveals he is from where?
(a) Across the sea.
(b) The north.
(c) The city.
(d) The south.

4. What reason does the Woman give for how she gets her flowers?
(a) She buys them at the market.
(b) She walks and picks them.
(c) Visitors bring them.
(d) They are left on her doorstep.

5. What is/are the only prop/props seen onstage at the start of the play?
(a) Table and chairs.
(b) A vase of flowers.
(c) A wheelbarrow.
(d) A stained glass window.

6. What does the Man say scares him?
(a) Silence.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Rain.
(d) Noise.

7. The Woman says she is glad to hear what?
(a) The birds' singing.
(b) Horses galloping.
(c) The rush of the river.
(d) The sound of a voice.

8. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?
(a) In his bag.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) Behind his back.
(d) Under the floorboards.

9. What does the Man get out to look at in Scene 4?
(a) The flower.
(b) His sword.
(c) His journal.
(d) A map.

10. What does the Woman touch at the end of Scene 3?
(a) The Man's cheek.
(b) Her aching back.
(c) The Man's leg.
(d) The Man's belly.

11. What name does the Woman say is too common?
(a) Man Who Fears Himself.
(b) Man Who Fears Women.
(c) Man Who Fears Darkness.
(d) Man Who Fears Silence.

12. How is the Man dressed in Scene 3?
(a) He is shirtless.
(b) He is wearing armor.
(c) He is dressed in rags.
(d) He is wearing his sleeping clothes.

13. What does the Man make a joke about in Scene 3?
(a) The Woman's cooking.
(b) The size of his belly.
(c) His sword-fighting abilities.
(d) The neighbors.

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

15. Why does the Man say he can do so much work?
(a) He is strong and in love.
(b) It is wonderful to hear the birds sing.
(c) It needs to be done so he has to do it.
(d) It is a beautiful setting and any man could do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?

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

3. What is the Man doing in the beginning of Scene 3?

4. What does the Woman thank the Man for doing in the third scene?

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

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