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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 defines the set direction for Act 1?
(a) Bland.
(b) Futuristic.
(c) There is none.
(d) Very detailed.

2. Why is the Prisoner called a joker?
(a) He says ridiculous things.
(b) He talked back to the guard.
(c) He's not very intelligent.
(d) He tells good jokes.

3. What is the prisoner's relationship with the Old Woman?
(a) He's her husband.
(b) She's his lawyer.
(c) They're old friends.
(d) He's her son.

4. How do the Old Woman and the prisoner communicate?
(a) In sign language.
(b) Through their minds.
(c) Morse code.
(d) By voice-over.

5. What does the guard instruct the Prisoner to tell the Old Woman to do?
(a) To give him food.
(b) To speak the official language.
(c) To leave.
(d) To stop flirting with the guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officers are meant to represent:

2. What characterizes the Prisoner's family?

3. What kind of dog bit the Old Woman?

4. Who is behind the Old Woman on stage at the beginning of Act 2?

5. What is at the Old Woman's feet as she waits at the prison wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the Old Woman help her son?

2. Why does the guard prod the Old Woman with a stick as she talks to her son?

3. Why does the Sergeant make his final comment?

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

5. Is the guard passive?

6. Is the Young Woman (Sarah Johnson) from the mountains? How does this affect the soldiers?

7. Why does Sarah attempt to negotiate with the Sergeant?

8. Can the Old Woman understand the language of the capital?

9. What do the soldiers represent?

10. Why are the women's husbands in prison? How can you infer this?

(see the answer keys)

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