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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Woman says she will sleep well because of what reason?
(a) She will not be cold.
(b) She will hear the Man's breathing at night.
(c) She will take medicine for sleeping.
(d) She will hear the wind.

2. Why does the Man say he can do so much work?
(a) It is wonderful to hear the birds sing.
(b) He is strong and in love.
(c) It is a beautiful setting and any man could do it.
(d) It needs to be done so he has to do it.

3. What does the Man get out to look at in Scene 4?
(a) The flower.
(b) A map.
(c) His journal.
(d) His sword.

4. What reason does the Woman give for how she gets her flowers?
(a) They are left on her doorstep.
(b) She buys them at the market.
(c) She walks and picks them.
(d) Visitors bring them.

5. What does the Woman tell the Man that he should learn to love?
(a) Her singing.
(b) The world.
(c) Himself.
(d) His belly.

6. The Man says he is accustomed to what?
(a) Being waited on.
(b) Lots of women.
(c) A lot of sound.
(d) Being hungry.

7. What does the Man say scares him?
(a) Noise.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Silence.
(d) Rain.

8. What does the Woman bring inside the room in Scene 2?
(a) The vase of flowers.
(b) A silk kimono.
(c) Her pet bird.
(d) Her own sword.

9. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?
(a) Behind his back.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) In his bag.
(d) Under the floorboards.

10. What is the Man doing in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Writing in a journal.
(c) Practicing with his sword.
(d) Sleeping.

11. What does the Man say about the flowers in the vase?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They do not grow nearby.
(d) They are poisonous.

12. What does the Woman touch at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Her aching back.
(b) The Man's cheek.
(c) The Man's leg.
(d) The Man's belly.

13. What does the Woman convince the Man to do at the conclusion of the second scene?
(a) Stay with her.
(b) Leave.
(c) Play a game.
(d) Giver her money.

14. What does the Woman say happens when she takes care of her flowers?
(a) The flowers start to grow.
(b) She makes perfume from the flowers.
(c) She gets magical powers.
(d) The flowers last for months.

15. When the Woman is preparing something to eat for the Man, what does the Man do?
(a) Takes a flower out of the vase.
(b) Watches the woman.
(c) Yells at her to hurry.
(d) Falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first scene, after the Woman clears the dishes, what does she take with her out of the room?

2. What is the first thing the Woman does for the Man?

3. What does the Man do when he hears the noise that disturbs him?

4. What does the Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?

5. What is/are the only prop/props seen onstage at the start of the play?

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