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

2. What does the Woman say she normally cannot bear?
(a) The darkness.
(b) Her own dreams.
(c) Having no children.
(d) Her lack of money.

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

4. After the Man compliments the Woman on her flute playing, how often does the Woman say she will play her music?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every night.
(c) All day.
(d) Never again.

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

6. What does the Man kill with his sword?
(a) A mosquito.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A bird.

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

8. At the beginning of Scene 8, the Woman tries to make plans with the Man to do what?
(a) Go for a walk and pick flowers.
(b) Help her with chores.
(c) Play music.
(d) Practice fighting with her.

9. What reason does the Man give for meditating the way he does?
(a) His friend told him it develops concentration.
(b) He learned it in a dream.
(c) He has always done it that way.
(d) His father taught him the technique.

10. 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) Leave the Woman.
(d) Kill himself.

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

12. 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.

13. What does the Man want the Woman to do for him one day in Scene 5?
(a) Become his wife.
(b) Make his favorite food.
(c) Play her music for him.
(d) Write him a story.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore is the Woman doing at the beginning of the fifth scene?

2. What does the Woman ask the Man to do in the last scene, which he refuses?

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

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

5. What does the Man say the Woman can listen to in Scene 5?

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