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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman say frightens her?
(a) Silence.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Rain.
(d) Noise.

2. What names does the Woman jokingly call the Man?
(a) Man Who Is Unafraid and Man Who Is Brave.
(b) Man Who Fears Love and Man Who Fears Himself.
(c) Man Who Loves Life and Man Who Drinks.
(d) Man Who Fears Silence and Man Who Fears Women.

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

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

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

6. Why does the Woman say the Man should not make jokes?
(a) Because he looks strong.
(b) Because she hates him.
(c) Because she loves him.
(d) Beause he is not funny.

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

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

9. What does the Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?
(a) A scream.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Birds' chirping.
(d) The flute.

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

11. What does the Man say about the flowers in the vase?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They do not grow nearby.
(c) They are poisonous.
(d) They are ugly.

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

13. How does Scene 1 conclude?
(a) The Woman is cries in her room.
(b) The Man sits on a mat, sword by his side.
(c) The Woman sings to the Man.
(d) The Man falls asleep peacefully.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man do when he hears the noise that disturbs him?

2. What does the Woman tell the Man that he should learn to love?

3. What country is the play's setting?

4. The Woman says she will sleep well because of what reason?

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

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