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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?
(a) Drop his head onto the sword.
(b) Turn his mind away.
(c) Consult the gods for guidance.
(d) Pray for that to come true.

5. How does the Man describe the Woman's appearance in the eighth scene?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Nothing special.

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

7. 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.

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

9. What does the Man put down at the end of the last scene?
(a) The Woman's kimono.
(b) The vase of flowers.
(c) The flute.
(d) His own bundle.

10. What does the Woman first say of her knowledge with a sword?
(a) She knows nothing.
(b) She is an expert.
(c) She knows how to defend herself.
(d) She has learned much from her brother.

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

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

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

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

15. What falls to the ground at the very end of the play?
(a) Dry leaves.
(b) Flower petals.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Snowflakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing in the last scene?

2. What does the Woman urge the Man to do at the end of the fifth scene?

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

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

5. What does the Man hear in the sixth scene?

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