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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Man do with the sword after the Woman leaves in Scene 8?
2. What is different about the flower in the sixth scene?
3. What does the Man want the Woman to do for him one day in Scene 5?
4. What is the Man carrying at the beginning of Scene 9?
5. What does the Woman do to stop the Man from meditating?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The true identities of the Man and the Woman are never revealed though they are given names to substitute for their identity. Write an essay answering the following using supporting examples:
1) What are the names that the Man is given? Are these names reflective of the true identity of the Man as revealed by his personality?
2) What is the name the Woman gives herself, and what does it mean? How does the final scene illustrate the Woman's name?
3) The characters withhold their true identity from each other. Why? What effect does this have on their relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Loneliness is a central theme in "The Sound of a Voice." The Man and the Woman both struggle to break free from being alone throughout the play. Please respond with supporting examples to the following:
1) What lifestyles do the Man and the Woman have that lead them to be lonely?
2) What ways has the Woman learned to cope with being lonely? How do her ways affect the way the Man views her?
3) Do the characters learn to alleviate each other's loneliness successfully? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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