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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Man pick up at the end of the final scene?
(a) The vase of flowers.
(b) His hat.
(c) His sword.
(d) The Woman's flute.

2. What does the Man intend to do in the beginning of the ninth scene?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Kill the Woman.
(c) Steal the Woman's money.
(d) Leave the Woman.

3. What does the Man confess to the Woman in Scene 9?
(a) He came to her home seeking glory.
(b) He is married and has children.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He is not really a warrior.

4. What does the Woman say she dreamed about?
(a) The Man making her laugh.
(b) The Man and his sword.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The song of the flute.

5. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?
(a) Turn his mind away.
(b) Drop his head onto the sword.
(c) Pray for that to come true.
(d) Consult the gods for guidance.

6. What does the Man say the Woman has transformed?
(a) The world.
(b) His motivations for living.
(c) Herself and the world in his eyes.
(d) His heart.

7. Why does the Woman say the Man would not like her music?
(a) He is from the city.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) She plays badly.
(d) She is uneducated.

8. How does the Man describe the Woman's appearance in the eighth scene?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Disturbing.
(c) Nothing special.
(d) Beautiful.

9. When the Man looks through the screen at night in Scene 6, what does he see?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The full moon.
(c) A family of deer.
(d) The Woman.

10. What does the Man discover happened to him after he stops meditating?
(a) He has lost all his money.
(b) He no longer can see.
(c) His hearing has gone.
(d) He is cut and bleeding under his chin.

11. What does the Woman ask the Man to do in the last scene, which he refuses?
(a) To stay with her.
(b) To give her his sword.
(c) To kill her husband.
(d) To give her money.

12. What does the Man get out of his pocket at the end of the sixth scene?
(a) A flower.
(b) A map.
(c) A knife.
(d) Money.

13. Why is the Woman shocked to see the Man when she comes back in Scene 8?
(a) He is not wearing clothes.
(b) He is gone.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) He is sitting in a dangerous position.

14. What does the Man tell the Woman to do about her music in Scene 5?
(a) Stop playing.
(b) Not change a thing.
(c) Play more loudly and with confidence.
(d) Practice more so she gets better.

15. In Scene 5, what does the Man tell the Woman he heard her doing at night?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing the flute.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man hear in the sixth scene?

2. After the Man compliments the Woman on her flute playing, how often does the Woman say she will play her music?

3. What does the Woman point out on the floor?

4. What does the Man do with the sword after the Woman leaves in Scene 8?

5. What is the appearance of the Woman at the end of the play?

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