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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1 (pages 57 – 67).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bill describe Violet when he's arguing with Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "Crazy as a loon."
(b) "Ugly as a dog."
(c) "Pill-popping and vicious."
(d) "Miserable and grieving."

2. What phrase does Violet repeat again and again at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "What has happened?"
(b) "And then you're gone."
(c) "Where am I?"
(d) "And then you're here."

3. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Whiskey.

4. What word from Act 2 refers to a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted?
(a) Aristocracy.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Incendiary.
(d) Contingency.

5. What is the name of Sheriff Gilbeau's father?
(a) C. J. Gilbeau.
(b) Sidney Gilbeau.
(c) J. R. Gilbeau.
(d) Roger Gilbeau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Violet play on the stereo when she comes downstairs to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?

3. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

4. When is Karen's wedding set for?

5. Who is Ivy's former boyfriend that Violet calls a loser in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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