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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. How many children does the prisoner have?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. The Sergeant observes that the Young Woman looks like a(n) ________.
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Little girl.
(c) Old Woman.
(d) Mountain person.

3. 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.

4. What is the Young Woman's second complaint?
(a) There is nowhere to sit.
(b) Her husband refuses to see her.
(c) They've been waiting a long time.
(d) The other women at the gate are pushy.

5. What does the Old Woman cradle in her hand as she waits at the prison wall?
(a) An animal.
(b) A bag.
(c) Her own hand.
(d) A baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Officer says the women are _______ people.

2. Why is the Young Woman's husband "in the wrong batch?"

3. Which guard dog bit the Old Woman?

4. What language is outlawed?

5. How does the Young Woman respond when asked her name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the guard's attitude toward the Old Woman and her son?

2. Why are the rules changing?

3. Why does Sarah Johnson look like an "intellectual?"

4. Why doesn't the Old Woman speak in Act 1?

5. Why is Charly wearing a hood?

6. Is the Sergeant generally apologetic that Sarah is in the room?

7. Why is the Sergeant annoyed when he enters in Act 3?

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

9. Does the Old Woman follow the new rule in Act 4?

10. What is the relevance of the voice-over in Act 2?

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