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

2. Who is the author of "The Sound of a Voice"?
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri.
(b) Peter Bacho.
(c) David Henry Hwang.
(d) Amy Tan.

3. Why does the Woman say the Man should not make jokes?
(a) Because she hates him.
(b) Beause he is not funny.
(c) Because he looks strong.
(d) Because she loves him.

4. What name does the Woman say the Man can call her?
(a) Ami.
(b) Sakura.
(c) Minako.
(d) Hanako.

5. What does the Woman touch at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Her aching back.
(b) The Man's cheek.
(c) The Man's belly.
(d) The Man's leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman bring the Man in Scene 2?

2. The Woman says she will sleep well because of what reason?

3. What is the first thing the Woman does for the Man?

4. What is the Man doing in the beginning of the second scene?

5. What is the Man doing in the beginning of Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Scene 8, what plans does the Woman try to make, and what is the Man's reaction?

2. What disturbs the Man as he is getting ready to go to sleep in the first scene, and how does he react?

3. What does the Woman say about her flowers in Scene 2?

4. What is the main theme in Scene 1?

5. What does the Woman say she taught herself to do, and why?

6. What is the Man doing at the beginning of the second scene, and what is the Woman's reaction?

7. How does the Man feel about the Woman's taking away his sword?

8. What happens after the Man and Woman bid each other goodnight on the first night they meet?

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

10. What does the Man tell the Woman about her music in Scene 5?

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