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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 Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?
(a) A scream.
(b) Birds' chirping.
(c) The flute.
(d) Thunder.

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

3. What does the Man say scares him?
(a) Silence.
(b) Rain.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Noise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the Woman give the Man to stop his chore in Scene 3?

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

3. What does the Woman say frightens her?

4. What does the Man ask the Woman when she tells him her fears?

5. What is the Man disturbed by in Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Man say happened to his friend?

2. What does the Woman threaten to do to the Man if he does not listen to her while he is meditating, and what is the Man's response to the threat?

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

4. What does the Man look at at night in the fourth scene, and what does this imply about his feelings?

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

6. What does the Woman say about her name?

7. Why does the Man send the Woman away in Scene 7?

8. What is the play's message about relationships between men and women?

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

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

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