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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the last scene, what does the Man ask the Woman to force him to do?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Stay with her.
(c) Give her money.
(d) Love her.

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

4. 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.

5. What is different about the flower in the sixth scene?
(a) It has changed color.
(b) It has withered and died.
(c) It has grown in size.
(d) It has bloomed.

6. What does the Man say he last heard about his friend's condition?
(a) Married with many children.
(b) Dead with a smile and a sword through his neck.
(c) Dead, having fought bravely in battle.
(d) A monk devoted to his faith.

7. What does the Man do with the sword after the Woman leaves in Scene 8?
(a) He sheaths it.
(b) He chops at a tree.
(c) He sits with his chin on the sharp end.
(d) He lays it across his lap.

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

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 his sword.
(c) To stay with her.
(d) To give her money.

10. What does the Man confess to the Woman in Scene 9?
(a) He is not really a warrior.
(b) He is married and has children.
(c) He came to her home seeking glory.
(d) He is in love with her.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the appearance of the Woman at the end of the play?

2. In Scene 5, what does the Man tell the Woman he heard her doing at night?

3. What is the Man doing when the Woman asks him to join her in the eighth scene?

4. What is the Woman doing in Scene 6?

5. What is the Man doing at the beginning of Scene 7?

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