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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does the Man say he no longer can stay with the Woman?
(a) He has a wife already.
(b) He was never in love with her.
(c) He has been defeated.
(d) He has to return home.

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

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

4. What reason does the Woman give for teaching herself?
(a) So she can chase away the silence.
(b) So she will be protected from the wild.
(c) So she will never forget.
(d) So she will never go hungry.

5. What does the Man hear in the sixth scene?
(a) The wind.
(b) A flute.
(c) A storm.
(d) A bird.

6. What is the Man carrying at the beginning of Scene 9?
(a) The vase of flowers.
(b) A bundle of his belongings.
(c) A harp.
(d) An injured bird.

7. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing in the last scene?
(a) That she is a witch.
(b) That she cannot be loved.
(c) That she is a liar.
(d) That she is wealthy.

8. What chore is the Woman doing at the beginning of the fifth scene?
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Polishing a sword.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Scrubbing the floors.

9. 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.

10. What does the Woman bring the Man in Scene 9, saying that he should not forget it?
(a) A flower.
(b) His cloak.
(c) His sword.
(d) Money.

11. What does the Woman say she has taught herself to do?
(a) Keep herself safe.
(b) Make the flute sound like a human voice.
(c) Learn how to cook.
(d) Make memories live forever.

12. At the beginning of Scene 8, what is the Woman doing?
(a) Modeling a new kimono.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Practicing with the sword.
(d) Pouring tea.

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

14. How does the Man describe the Woman's music?
(a) Hypnotic.
(b) Magical.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Hurtful.

15. What does the Man do at the end of the final scene?
(a) Leaves and comes back a few minutes later.
(b) Stays with the Woman.
(c) Leaves and never comes back.
(d) Sits and meditates on his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman tell the Man he will fall into unless he is careful?

2. What is different about the flower in the sixth scene?

3. What does the Woman warn the Man about in the final scene?

4. How does the Man react when the Woman stops his meditation?

5. What does the Woman urge the Man to do at the end of the fifth scene?

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