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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People avoid Yvette like a ______ because they think she's sick.
(a) Sewer.
(b) Stinking fish.
(c) Tax collector.
(d) Prostitute.

2. What is the first soldier wearing?
(a) A leather jacket.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A silk scarf.
(d) A fur coat.

3. Why does Kattrin get very anxious while the injured peasants are in her tent?
(a) Because soldier's are approaching.
(b) Because the chaplain is flirting with her.
(c) Because her mother is being verbally attacked.
(d) Because the peasants need linen.

4. In Eilif's story, what does he do when the peasants have him cornered?
(a) Cried.
(b) Sang.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Ran away.

5. Why shouldn't Kattrin run in to the peasants' house?
(a) There's a gas leak.
(b) Mother Courage told her not to.
(c) There are soldiers inside.
(d) The roof is going to fall in.

6. Who does Eilif aspire to be like?
(a) The Chaplain.
(b) His father.
(c) The Commander.
(d) Julius Caesar.

7. When Eilif wants to join the army, Mother Courage tells him he's never happy until he's _______.
(a) Embarrassing his brother.
(b) Making money.
(c) In a fight.
(d) Causing problems.

8. How cheaply does the officer sell bullets for?
(a) 10 hellers.
(b) 2 guilders.
(c) 3 guilders.
(d) 50 hellers.

9. How much does Mother Courage try to sell the capon to the Cook for?
(a) Fifty hellers.
(b) Sixty hellers.
(c) Seventy hellers.
(d) Ten hellers.

10. What does the sergeant predict Swiss Cheese's nationality is?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Swiss.

11. What are the peasants Eilif attacks doing with their food?
(a) Hiding it.
(b) Throwing it away.
(c) They have none.
(d) Selling it.

12. Why does Mother Courage draw a black cross for "death"?
(a) Because she read it in a book.
(b) Because she is religious.
(c) Because death is black.
(d) Because she saw it in her dream.

13. Mother Courage calls Eilif her brave and ____ son.
(a) Stupid.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Clever.
(d) Arrogant.

14. Why is the young soldier complaining to the captain?
(a) Because the captain stole his money.
(b) Because the captain has a drinking problem.
(c) Because the captain stole his wife.
(d) Because the captain recruited his son.

15. Mother Courage observes that Kattrin "sits, happy as a _______ in all this misery" of the suffering peasants.
(a) Lark.
(b) Cat.
(c) Baby.
(d) Hippo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part is one of the peasants missing after their farm is attacked?

2. Why does Mother Courage tear slips of paper?

3. Why does the recruiting officer say you can't take a man's word anymore?

4. Why does the chaplain need linen?

5. What does the recruiting officer think the army needs?

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