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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of London does Act One Scene Two take place?
(a) The Wharf.
(b) Little Village.
(c) East End.
(d) Soho.

2. Who is Matthew?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A thief.
(d) A pimp.

3. What is Jake's nickname?
(a) Pickpocket Jake.
(b) Cut-throat Jake.
(c) Cross-eyed Jake.
(d) Crook-finger Jake.

4. Who sings "Barbara Song"?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mrs. Peachum.

5. Who says, "One must live well to know what living is"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Peachum.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?

2. What does Polly ask of Macheath before he goes?

3. Who sings the Ballad of Sexual Obsession?

4. Which thug mentions Lucy in Act One Scene Two?

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

(see the answer key)

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