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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Music.
(c) Men.
(d) Underwear.

2. What happens with Jenny's baby?
(a) She raises it.
(b) She aborts it.
(c) She leaves it on a doorstep.
(d) She gives it up for adoption.

3. Which character says, "What do you mean, pretty? It's not pretty, you idiot! It's art, it's not pretty."
(a) Ned.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

4. Which character says, "Where'er you go I shall be with you"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Polly.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Jenny.

5. What is the song about that Polly sings for the thugs?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A dishwasher.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polly request the thugs do while she sings in Act One?

2. Where does Polly say she first meets Macheath with her mother?

3. Which character comes to arrest Macheath?

4. What is the name of the police headquarters in London?

5. Which prostitute has underwear with the "black lace border"?

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