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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. Swiss Cheese takes after a _____ man.
(a) Hungarian.
(b) French.
(c) Cuban.
(d) Italian.

2. What does the recruiting officer offer Eilif if he joins the army?
(a) His friendship.
(b) Money and fame.
(c) Women.
(d) Eternal life.

3. Who is the young soldier angry at by the end of Scene 4?
(a) Mother Courage.
(b) The Older Soldier.
(c) The Captain.
(d) The Clerk.

4. Mother Courage is afraid they will make Kattrin a ____ if the soldiers see her in Yvette's clothes.
(a) Jester.
(b) Servant.
(c) Wife.
(d) Prostitute.

5. How does Mother Courage make herself known to Eilif?
(a) She sends him a note.
(b) She makes his favorite meal.
(c) She calls out to him.
(d) She sings from the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first soldier wearing?

2. Why does Kattrin run into the peasants' dilapidated house?

3. What does the sergeant predict Swiss Cheese's nationality is?

4. What effect has Mother Courage had on the young soldier by the end of the scene?

5. Why won't Mother Courage use her officers' shirts as bandages?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are the peasants hypocrites?

2. In Scene 6, does Mother Courage believe Kattrin will ever find a husband? Why or why not?

3. Why does the soldier threaten to kill the cattle instead of the peasants?

4. Why does Yvette drink in the morning?

5. What does the first soldier mean when he says "she made it"?

6. Does the chaplain see a difference between war and peace?

7. What is the cook's grievance with the chaplain?

8. Will the war end now that the commander is dead?

9. Why is Mother Courage so protective of her soldiers' shirts?

10. Earlier in the play, would we have expected Mother Courage to go with the cook? Why/how has she changed?

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