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This test consists of 5 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 meditating.
(b) She is asleep.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She is weeping.

2. What reason does the Woman give for teaching herself?
(a) So she can chase away the silence.
(b) So she will never forget.
(c) So she will be protected from the wild.
(d) So she will never go hungry.

3. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing in the last scene?
(a) That she is wealthy.
(b) That she cannot be loved.
(c) That she is a liar.
(d) That she is a witch.

4. What does the Woman warn the Man about in the final scene?
(a) The air is heavy with dread.
(b) The water will never run dry.
(c) The clounds will tremble with thunder.
(d) The ground beneath him is unstable.

5. In the last scene, what does the Man ask the Woman to force him to do?
(a) Stay with her.
(b) Give her money.
(c) Love her.
(d) Kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Woman say she normally cannot bear?

2. Why is the Woman shocked to see the Man when she comes back in Scene 8?

3. What does the Man do when he is excited about his accomplishment in Scene 5?

4. What reason does the Man say he no longer can stay with the Woman?

5. What does the Woman say she tried to fill the silence with?

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