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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Barbara and Bill's daughter?
(a) Jill.
(b) Karen.
(c) Jean.
(d) Mattie Fae.

2. What is Johnna's last name?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Monevata.
(c) Littlebear.
(d) Lightfoot.

3. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?
(a) "Educated."
(b) "Uneducated."
(c) "Lazy."
(d) "Unemployed."

4. How did Johnna's father die?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He was in a plane crash.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He died from cancer.

5. Who is the author of the book that Johnna is reading in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Anne Lamott.
(d) T. S. Elliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing that Barbara says to Bill before going to sleep in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?

3. From what Native American tribe did Johnna descend?

4. How far away does Bill say his and Barbara's daughter is when they are arguing in the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

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