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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the bells ringing from?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) East London.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Manchester.

2. Where is Lucy's bedroom?
(a) Above the jail.
(b) In the Peachum's home.
(c) In Jenny's brothel.
(d) At Macheath's house.

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

4. Who wi once Jenny's pimp?
(a) Mr. Peachum.
(b) Jake.
(c) Macheath.
(d) Tiger Brown.

5. How does Macheath try to escape at the brothel?
(a) From the back door.
(b) From the front door.
(c) From the window.
(d) Through the cellar.

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

7. What does Lucy reveal to Polly in in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) She knows where Macheath is.
(b) She's married to Tiger Brown.
(c) She's not pregant.
(d) She's married to Macheath.

8. Who arrives in Act Three to get money from Mrs. Peachum?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Polly.
(d) Jenny.

9. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Money.
(d) Wine.

10. What playwright is mentioned in The Solomon Song?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Moliere.
(d) Brecht.

11. What time is it at the beginning of Act Three Scene Nine?
(a) Five a.m.
(b) Nine a.m.
(c) Two p.m.
(d) Seven a.m.

12. Which prostitute has underwear with the "black lace border"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Betty.

13. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?
(a) For him to divorce Polly.
(b) His word of honor.
(c) To be an honest woman.
(d) His money.

14. When speaking to Lucy in Act Three, when does Polly say she marries Macheath?
(a) The day before yesterday.
(b) Last month.
(c) A week ago.
(d) Two weeks ago.

15. Who does Filch rush in to tell Peachum is on their way?
(a) The police.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Polly.
(d) Macheath.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?

2. Where does Mac say he learns "a deep withering stare"?

3. What does Macheath say to Mrs. Peachum when he sees her outside the brothel?

4. Who is found praying that Macheath is not found in Act Two Scene Six?

5. The Solomon Song is sung by whom?

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