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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Old Woman communicate in Act 4?

2. What does the Sergeant claim he did for the Old Woman and the prisoner?

3. What is the Sergeant cursing about at the beginning of Act 3?

4. When the voice-over in Act 3 begins, what happens to the lights?

5. What does the Sergeant apologize to the Young Woman for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Language among the characters is a key tool. The officers use curse words to intimidate the women, while the women are forbidden to speak mountain language. Discuss the dilemma that language use brings to the play and its significance.

Essay Topic 2

The officers attempt to be cruel and belittle the women and prisoners in the play. Discuss the success and failure of intimidation in the play and how it reflects the character and what he/she represents.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Mountain Language nothing is resolved. Discuss what is actually occurring at the conclusion of the play, its point, and the change that has occurred.

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