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

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

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

4. 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 sitting in a dangerous position.
(d) He is sleeping.

5. What does the Woman say she only intended to do for the Man?
(a) Care for him.
(b) Heal his wounds.
(c) Make him tea.
(d) Marry him.

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

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

8. What condition is the Woman in at the end of the play?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is meditating.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is weeping.

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

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

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

12. What does the Man say he is a fool about?
(a) Women.
(b) Music.
(c) History.
(d) Life.

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

14. Why does the Man say he failed in his purpose?
(a) He is weak.
(b) He has no money.
(c) He cannot see.
(d) He has no faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Man describe the Woman's appearance in the eighth scene?

3. What reason does the Woman tell the man to stop telling a story about his friend?

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

5. In the fifth scene, why does the Man excitedly congratulate himself?

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