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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Woman wearing in the sixth scene?
(a) A suit of armor.
(b) Her nightshirt.
(c) A beautiful kimono.
(d) A fancy dress.

2. What is the Man doing at the beginning of Scene 7?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Practicing with his sword.
(d) Writing calligraphy.

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

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

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

6. What does the Woman point out on the floor?
(a) The woodgrain.
(b) Spots of blood.
(c) A longtime stain.
(d) Dirt.

7. What does the Woman say she will enjoy being as she plays the flute in Scene 7?
(a) A memory.
(b) A musician.
(c) Part of the Man's dreams.
(d) A skilled woman.

8. How does the Man react to what he hears in Scene 6?
(a) He goes back to sleep.
(b) He is calm and does not draw his sword.
(c) He gets angry and yells.
(d) He draws his sword and is aware.

9. What is the Man doing at the end of the play?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Practicing with his sword.
(c) Playing the flute.
(d) Walking to meet the Woman.

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

11. What does the Woman urge the Man to do at the end of the fifth scene?
(a) Speak again.
(b) Leave.
(c) Sing.
(d) Stay with her.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman say she tried to do for both the Man and herself?

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

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

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

5. What does the Woman say she normally cannot bear?

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