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

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

3. What does the Man make a joke about in Scene 3?
(a) The Woman's cooking.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) The size of his belly.
(d) His sword-fighting abilities.

4. What does the Man notice the Woman is staring at in Scene 3?
(a) His muscles.
(b) His belly.
(c) His eyes.
(d) The sun.

5. What is the first thing the Woman does for the Man?
(a) Brings food.
(b) Takes his cloak.
(c) Pours tea.
(d) Removes his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman thank the Man for doing in the third scene?

2. Who is the author of "The Sound of a Voice"?

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

4. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?

5. What does the Man get out to look at in Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Scene 1?

2. Why does the Man say he can do so much on this particular day in Scene 3?

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

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

5. What is the Man doing at the beginning of the final scene? What does confess, and what does the Woman interpret this to mean?

6. What does the the Man say in Scene 9that the Woman has transformed and how does this affect him?

7. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing, and what does she tell the Man to do?

8. Why is the Woman afraid that the Man does not like her anymore in the seventh scene?

9. What does the Man's hesitation to reveal his destination to the Woman in Scene Two reveal about how he feels about the Woman that has carried over from their first meeting?

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

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