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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3 (pages 82 – 97).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Killing a dog.
(b) Killing his wife.
(c) Stealing a car.
(d) Robbing a bank.

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?
(a) "Drinking."
(b) "Television time."
(c) "Writing."
(d) "Research."

3. In what kind of car does Violet say Beverly lived from the ages of four until ten?
(a) A Pontiac sedan.
(b) A Ford Astro van.
(c) A VW bus.
(d) A Chevy pickup truck.

4. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?
(a) The Room.
(b) Meadowlark.
(c) As I Lay Dying.
(d) The Long Road Home.

5. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Barbara speaking with?
(a) Karen and Steve.
(b) Sheriff Gilbeau.
(c) Charlie and Ivy.
(d) Johnna and Beverly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ivy work?

2. How old is Ivy?

3. When does August: Osage County begin?

4. What animal is depicted on Johnna's necklace?

5. How old is Violet Weston described in the stage directions?

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