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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?
2. What does the Woman say she has taught herself to do?
3. What does the Woman want the Man to do with the sword when she is scared in Scene 8?
4. In Scene 5, what does the Man tell the Woman he heard her doing at night?
5. What does the Man confess to the Woman in Scene 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Woman uses the song of her flute to provide hope for herself in a world of loneliness. At the end of the play, the Man picks up the Woman's flute and attempts to recreate the hope he saw created by the Woman. Answer the following questions with supporting examples from the play:
1) What does the flute represent to the Woman?
2) What does the flute first represent to the Man? Does his view of the music and flute change over time? If so, what causes this change?
3) What is the author implying at the end of the play when the Man takes up the flute and attempts to play it? Is all hope lost for the Man's fate? Is this the Woman's parting gift to the Man? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The play has only two characters, the Man and the Woman. Each of these characters represents good and bad things to one another. Using supporting examples, respond to the following:
1) Is there a clearly defined protagonist or antagonist in "The Sound of a Voice"? Why or why not?
2) What substitutes for the protagonist and antagonist in the play?
3) What is the author's purpose in writing the plot without an obviously laid out hero and villain?
Essay Topic 3
The true identities of the Man and the Woman are never revealed though they are given names to substitute for their identity. Write an essay answering the following using supporting examples:
1) What are the names that the Man is given? Are these names reflective of the true identity of the Man as revealed by his personality?
2) What is the name the Woman gives herself, and what does it mean? How does the final scene illustrate the Woman's name?
3) The characters withhold their true identity from each other. Why? What effect does this have on their relationship?
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