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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Woman understand the Man's confession to mean?
(a) He was lying and was a theif.
(b) He was playing a joke on her.
(c) He came to kill her.
(d) He truly loved her.

3. How does the Man react when the Woman stops his meditation?
(a) He is startled and feels his chin.
(b) He goes back to meditating.
(c) He gets angry and hits her.
(d) He smiles and laughs.

4. What reason does the Woman tell the man to stop telling a story about his friend?
(a) He is a terrible storyteller.
(b) He is lying.
(c) She is ill from hearing it.
(d) He cannot get rid of her that easily.

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

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

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

8. What is the appearance of the Woman at the end of the play?
(a) She is standing with her back turned.
(b) She is hanging from her own noose.
(c) She is stabbed with the sword.
(d) She is under the blankets.

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

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

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

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

13. What does the Woman say she tried to fill the silence with?
(a) The music of her flute.
(b) Beautiful flowers.
(c) Prayers.
(d) The sound of a voice.

14. What does the Woman do to stop the Man from meditating?
(a) Pulls the sword out from under him.
(b) Calls him in for dinner.
(c) Makes a lot of noise.
(d) Pretends to faint.

15. 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 sleeping.
(c) He is sitting in a dangerous position.
(d) He is gone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Man do at the end of the final scene?

3. What does the Woman say she has taught herself to do?

4. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?

5. What does the Man get rid of for the Woman in Scene 5?

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