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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. What does the Prisoner call the Old Woman?
(a) Madame.
(b) Lady.
(c) Sir.
(d) Mother.

2. Who does the Young Woman complain to?
(a) The Old Woman.
(b) Herself.
(c) The officers.
(d) No one.

3. The Sergeant says: "But you're not saying they're without _______!"
(a) Courage.
(b) Language.
(c) A heart.
(d) Sin.

4. Why is the Officer so irritated at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The Sergeant's being mean to him.
(b) It's cold.
(c) He didn't eat breakfast.
(d) The women won't answer his question.

5. The second time the guard jabs the Old Woman in Act 2, it's because she said, "I have _______."
(a) Cake.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Apples.
(d) A question.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can't the Old Woman do?

2. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?

3. What isn't the guard's fault, according to the guard?

4. Why is the Prisoner called a joker?

5. Why does the guard jab the Old Woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Old Woman communicate through her silence in Act 4?

2. What is the Old Woman and her son's relationship like?

3. What is the significance of the names "Sarah" and "Charly"?

4. Although the women have not committed a crime, what is their "crime?"

5. Why is there no set description in Act 1?

6. How does the Sergeant describe the gathering at the beginning of Act 3? Why?

7. Did the Sergeant try to help the prisoner?

8. How separate is the Old Woman from the other characters in Act 2?

9. Is the guard passive?

10. Why does the Sergeant make his final comment?

(see the answer keys)

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