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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Barbara and Bill live?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Miami.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Boulder.

2. When did "all structural care" cease on the Weston home, according to the stage directions in the Prologue?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1972.

3. What room is located at RIGHT on the first floor of the Weston home?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The study.

4. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?
(a) To the memory of James Joyce.
(b) To the memory of Dennis Letts.
(c) To the memory of Howard Starks.
(d) To the memory of August Wilson.

5. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?

2. Where do Mattie Fae and Charlie live?

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

4. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who does Violet say was the only woman "pretty enough to go without makeup" in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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