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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the Man describe the Woman's music?
2. What does the Man put down at the end of the last scene?
3. What reason does the Woman give for teaching herself?
4. What does the Man tell the Woman to do about her music in Scene 5?
5. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing in the last scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The death of the Woman greatly affects the character of the Man and serves as a climactic event in the play. Respond with supporting examples to the following:
1) In what ways has death been portrayed in "The Sound of a Voice"? What significance do these instances of death have?
2) How is the death of the Woman symbolized? In what ways does her death reflect her life?
3) Is the death of the Woman foreshadowed in the play? Does her death seem inevitable?
Essay Topic 2
The Woman's vase and flowers have great meaning and influence on the plot of the play. She is very protective of her flowers and vase, and they serve to be the only source of decoration in the set. With support from examples of the play, answer the following:
1) What do the flowers and the vase symbolize in the play?
2) Why does the Man take a flower from the vase in the first scene? What happens to the stolen flower, and what does that mean in the eyes of the Man?
3) Why does the Woman take such good care of her flowers? How do others, such as the villagers and the Man, perceive this dedication?
Essay Topic 3
The Man's sword in the play is a precious possession that also represents a capacity for destruction. Much conflict in the play revolves around the Man's sword and the struggle for its power. Write an essay answering the following, and supplement your work with examples:
1) What does the sword represent to the Man? What does it represent to the Woman?
2) Who is shown to have more control over the sword? What does this say about that character?
3) The Man came to kill the Woman with his sword, but the Woman takes her own life by hanging herself. What is the author trying to say by having the the Woman take her own life and the Man laying his sword down at the end of the play?
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