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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 language is outlawed?
(a) The capital's.
(b) Mountain language.
(c) Gibberish.
(d) English.

2. When the Old Woman and Prisoner begin to speak, what happens to the stage lights?
(a) They go off.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They dim.
(d) They get brighter.

3. What time is it in Act 1?
(a) 5 PM.
(b) 7 PM.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

4. The Young Woman has her arm around ________ as she waits at the wall.
(a) No one.
(b) Herself.
(c) The officers.
(d) The Old Woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the guard use to jab the Old Woman?

3. How many children does the prisoner have?

4. How many times is the Young Woman asked to state her name?

5. The Prisoner says the Old Woman understand the guard's orders because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the guard have a hostile attitude toward the Old Woman and the son?

2. Are mountain people well respected in Mountain Language?

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

4. How does Act 3 reflect Act 2?

5. Why is the prisoner a "joker?"

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

7. Why does the Sergeant make his final comment?

8. Is Sarah surprised to see her husband?

9. Why do the Old Woman and her son have the opportunity to talk?

10. What do the soldiers represent?

(see the answer keys)

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