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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman convince the Man to do at the conclusion of the second scene?
(a) Leave.
(b) Giver her money.
(c) Stay with her.
(d) Play a game.

2. In Scene 1, the Woman reveals that she does not have many what?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Visitors.
(d) Siblings.

3. Who are the two main characters?
(a) A man and a woman.
(b) A husband and a wife.
(c) A brother and a sister.
(d) Two brothers.

4. The Man says he is accustomed to what?
(a) A lot of sound.
(b) Lots of women.
(c) Being hungry.
(d) Being waited on.

5. Why does the Man say he can do so much work?
(a) He is strong and in love.
(b) It is a beautiful setting and any man could do it.
(c) It is wonderful to hear the birds sing.
(d) It needs to be done so he has to do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first scene, after the Woman clears the dishes, what does she take with her out of the room?

2. The Man reveals he is from where?

3. How does Scene 1 conclude?

4. As the Woman rolls out the sleeping mat, what does she ask the Man?

5. What does the Woman say she creates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the flute at the end of the play?

2. How has the Man's attitude toward the Woman changed in Scene 8 compared to the previous scenes, and why?

3. What does the Woman tell the Man to do at the end of the third scene, and what does she do to the man?

4. What is the significance of what the Man takes out of his pocket in the sixth scene?

5. What does the Woman say she wanted to do for both herself and the Man in the final scene?

6. How does the Man describe his home differently than that of the Woman's home?

7. How does the Scene 8 conclude?

8. What are the Woman and the Man doing at the beginning of Scene 1, and what are they talking about?

9. How does the Man react when he is awakened at night in Scene 6?

10. What does the Woman say in the final scene that she wanted to do for the Man, and what did she not want to do?

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