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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 9, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sings, "What the use of grieving, when the mother who bore you (Mary, pity women!) knows it all before you"?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Polly.

2. In which setting does Act Three begin?
(a) The jail.
(b) The whorehouse.
(c) The Beggar's Friend, Ltd.
(d) The stable.

3. When does Peachum tell Brown that Macheath must be in the gallows?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Six o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) Four o'clock.

4. Who tells Polly and Lucy to stand "beside your husband in his last hour"?
(a) Mr. Peachum.
(b) Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Brown.
(d) Jenny.

5. What code word does Peachum tell the band to play when they hear it?
(a) Polly.
(b) Harmless.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Macheath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "You get that every day at Mac the Knife's. You've landed in the honey pot all right."

2. To which district is Filch assigned in Act One?

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

4. Why does Polly say she's come to see Lucy in Act Three Scene eight?

5. Where does Act Two Scene Four take place?

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