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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is the Prisoner called a joker?
2. What is the prisoner's main concern for the Old Woman?
3. What is next to the Old Woman at the beginning of Act 2?
4. Why is the Young Woman's husband "in the wrong batch?"
5. How many children does the prisoner have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Act 3 reflect Act 2?
2. Why is there no set description in Act 1?
3. What is the family of the prisoner in Act 2 like?
4. Why is the prisoner a "joker?"
5. Is the Young Woman (Sarah Johnson) from the mountains? How does this affect the soldiers?
6. How does the Sergeant describe the gathering at the beginning of Act 3? Why?
7. Who is Joseph Dokes?
8. In Act 4, why is the Old Woman still silent?
9. Will the Sergeant keep his promise that Sarah's husband will be safe if she sleeps with Dokes? Why or why not?
10. Is the guard passive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although these women are faithful to the men in their families, the men are the helpless ones and, comparatively, they have all the authority. Discuss the ruptured nature of the patriarchal family system in Mountain Language.
Essay Topic 2
There are elements of the setting (both time and physical) that are very concrete or very abstract. Discuss this use of ambiguous setting to develop an explanation Pinter's goal in using this type of setting.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Pinter's message about humanity overall in Mountain Language.
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