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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the cook's mother die?

2. How does Kattrin react to the soldiers' attempts to silence her?

3. Why is the cook angry with the chaplain when he returns?

4. Why can't Kattrin come to the inn?

5. Why couldn't Kattrin pull the cart by herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Brecht's use of compassion and depravity side-by-side in "Mother Courage".

Essay Topic 2

War is the context, driving force, and most prominent character in "Mother Courage and Her Children".

Part 1) Who is "War", the character?

Part 2) What is Brecht's statement about "War"?

Essay Topic 3

In the pivotal scene of false peace in "Mother Courage", both Kattrin and Yvette come out of the war 'deformed' in some way. Discuss characters' deformities and demises in conjuncture with their personalities.

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