The Sound of a Voice Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Sound of a Voice Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does the Woman touch at the end of Scene 3?

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

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

4. Who are the two main characters?

5. The Man says he is accustomed to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Woman and the Man doing at the beginning of Scene 1, and what are they talking about?

2. What does the Woman threaten to do to the Man if he does not listen to her while he is meditating, and what is the Man's response to the threat?

3. What does the Woman say she wanted to do for both herself and the Man in the final scene?

4. What does the Woman tell the Man she creates?

5. What is the setting of Scene 1?

6. What does the Man tell the Woman about her music in Scene 5?

7. What does the Man say about the Woman's flowers in the second scene?

8. What is changing in the relationship between the Man and the Woman in the fourth scene?

9. How does the Man react when he is awakened at night in Scene 6?

10. What is the final image of the Woman in the play, and how does this visually illustrate her name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play has only two characters, the Man and the Woman. Each of these characters represents good and bad things to one another. Using supporting examples, respond to the following:

1) Is there a clearly defined protagonist or antagonist in "The Sound of a Voice"? Why or why not?

2) What substitutes for the protagonist and antagonist in the play?

3) What is the author's purpose in writing the plot without an obviously laid out hero and villain?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the play is also something that the Man and the Woman discuss. The characters long to hear the sound of a voice in their lives. Respond to the following using examples to support your answer:

1) Why do the Man and the Woman long to hear the sound of a voice? Why have they not heard one for a while when they first meet?

2) How has the Woman created the sound of a voice in her life before the Man arrives? Does the Man successfully replace her version? Why or why not?

3) How does the Man attempt to create the sound of a voice once the Woman is gone? Is he successful?

Essay Topic 3

The Man's sword in the play is a precious possession that also represents a capacity for destruction. Much conflict in the play revolves around the Man's sword and the struggle for its power. Write an essay answering the following, and supplement your work with examples:

1) What does the sword represent to the Man? What does it represent to the Woman?

2) Who is shown to have more control over the sword? What does this say about that character?

3) The Man came to kill the Woman with his sword, but the Woman takes her own life by hanging herself. What is the author trying to say by having the the Woman take her own life and the Man laying his sword down at the end of the play?

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