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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Young Woman try to negotiate with the Sergeant?
(a) She's concerned for her husband.
(b) She's bored.
(c) She wants to impress him.
(d) She wants money.

2. What does the Sergeant blame the "mix up" in Act 3 on?
(a) The computers.
(b) His lack of sleep.
(c) The guards' incompetence.
(d) The weather.

3. Why does the Sergeant un-hood the man?
(a) To give the hood away.
(b) To reveal his true identity.
(c) To intimidate the Young Woman.
(d) To embarrass him.

4. What season is it (in the Young Woman and the man's voice over)?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

5. Where does the guard look at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Out the window.
(b) Over a balcony.
(c) In a box.
(d) At the Old Woman.

6. When the voice-over in Act 3 begins, what happens to the lights?
(a) They dim.
(b) They get brighter.
(c) They go off.
(d) Nothing.

7. When the Sergeant says "these people," whom is he referring to?
(a) Mountain people.
(b) Women.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Guards.

8. How long is the new rule in place?
(a) Until further notice.
(b) For good.
(c) For the day.
(d) Thirty seconds.

9. How does the Sergeant describe the group at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Social gathering.
(b) Book club.
(c) Funeral procession.
(d) Party.

10. Why doesn't the Old Woman respond to the prisoner?
(a) She's mad at him.
(b) She can't hear him.
(c) She's afraid to speak.
(d) She's maintaining her dignity.

11. What does the Prisoner have on his face at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Blood.
(c) Crumbs.
(d) Sweat.

12. What is the Sergeant cursing about at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) That the Young Woman is in the room.
(b) That something smells bad.
(c) That his dinner was cold.
(d) That he can't ever get a moment of quiet.

13. Why does the Young Woman scream in Act 3?
(a) Her husband has been badly beaten.
(b) She's very frustrated.
(c) She's being attacked.
(d) She had a nightmare.

14. What is the Sergeant's response to the Young Woman's offer?
(a) No problem.
(b) You're crazy.
(c) Too late.
(d) Absolutely not!

15. What is the tone of the Sergeant's apology?
(a) Adamant.
(b) Snide.
(c) Passive.
(d) Sincere.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Sergeant says, "What can I do for you, dear lady, as they used to say in ________."

2. What does the new rule mean for the Old Woman?

3. How does the Old Woman communicate in Act 4?

4. As the Old Woman sits in Act 4, what does she do?

5. Joseph Dokes comes to the jail every Tuesday, except when?

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