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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room is located UPSTAIRS CENTER of the Weston home?
(a) The guest bedroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The study.

2. What does Karen say she believes men are better than women at in Act 2?
(a) Doing.
(b) Making excuses.
(c) Writing.
(d) Stalling.

3. What poet is Violet quoting with the line "Summer psalm become summer wrath" in the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Lord Byron.

4. What belonging of Beverly's has gone missing along with him in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His boat.
(b) His travel trailer.
(c) His helicopter.
(d) His pickup truck.

5. 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) "Pill-popping and vicious."
(c) "Ugly as a dog."
(d) "Miserable and grieving."

6. What does Barbara tell Jean do promise her in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To stop smoking marijuana.
(b) To get married.
(c) To die after her.
(d) To remain a virgin.

7. Where has Karen arranged for her wedding to take place in Act 2?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) Tulsa.

8. Where does Karen say she is going on her honeymoon in Act 2?
(a) Belize.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

9. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Kissing the sheriff.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Pouring a drink.
(d) Knitting a sweater.

10. When was the photograph taken of Beverly and Violet in New York City that Mattie Fae looks at in Act 2?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1959.

11. Where is August: Osage County set?
(a) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(b) Tuscon, Arizona.
(c) Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
(d) Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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

13. What business is Charlie in?
(a) The upholstery business.
(b) The car business.
(c) The stock market.
(d) The shoe business.

14. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Blackness; then, a single flashlight appears upstage left."
(b) "Red and blue police flashers bounce light across the front porch."
(c) "A spotlight shines at the up-left area of the stage."
(d) "Sunlight shines through the blinds."

15. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Ivy and Karen.
(b) Bill and Jean.
(c) Steve and Karen.
(d) Mattie Fae and Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sheriff say Beverly's body was found in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. How much older than Karen is Steve?

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

4. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. To whom did Beverly dedicate the book he wrote?

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