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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mac knock to the ground in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Ned.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Jake.
(d) Kitty.

2. Who threatens to "tan your behind" to Polly?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

3. Who does Macheath leave in charge of business when he leaves?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Ned.
(d) Polly.

4. Where is Polly to send Macheath's money?
(a) Winchester.
(b) To Tiger Brown.
(c) Highland.
(d) Manchester.

5. What does Peachum tell his daughter to do in Act One Scene Three?
(a) Go back to Macheath.
(b) Change clothes.
(c) Get divorced.
(d) Make dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Macheath want Polly to let out his rooms?

2. What does Mr. Peachum hold in his hand when singing "First Threepenny Finale"?

3. When does Mrs. Peachum tell Mr. Peachum Polly gets married?

4. What is the setting of the opening of Act One Scene Two?

5. What does Brown tell Polly about Macheath?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Macheath escape from jail?

2. How does Mr. Peachum feel about Polly's marriage? Why?

3. What is the tone of the song "The Ballad of Sexual Obsession"? Who sings it?

4. What does Lucy refer to Polly as in Act Three? Why?

5. What do the Peachum's suggest Polly do about her marriage? What is her response?

6. What is Peachum arranging the beggars to do in Act Three? Why?

7. What does Peachum say to Brown to convince him not to arrest him?

8. What does Peachum tell Brown about the historical police captain? Why?

9. Why doesn't Tiger Brown arrest Macheath? What is their relationship?

10. Describe the story told in The Barbara Song. Who sings it?

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