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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the youngest of Beverly and Violet's children?
(a) Karen.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Jean.
(d) Barbara.
2. What is the name of Karen's fiance?
(a) Paul.
(b) Bill.
(c) Steve.
(d) Charlie.
3. What did Barbara and Sheriff Gilbeau do instead of attending the prom?
(a) They broke into a chapel and drank beer and kissed.
(b) They went to Reno and got married.
(c) They went to a bar in Tulsa.
(d) They broke into a motel room and spent the night together.
4. 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) "Research."
(b) "Television time."
(c) "Writing."
(d) "Drinking."
5. How old is Beverly Weston described as in the stage directions?
(a) 72.
(b) 59.
(c) 69.
(d) 75.
6. Who does Mattie Fae say is moving to New York in Act 2?
(a) Steve.
(b) Jean.
(c) Little Charles.
(d) Violet.
7. What room is located at RIGHT on the first floor of the Weston home?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) The guest bedroom.
(d) The study.
8. How much older than Karen is Steve?
(a) 12 years older.
(b) 10 years older.
(c) 5 years older.
(d) 4 years older.
9. How long does Mattie Fae say it's been since they've visited Violet's home in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.
10. Where does Johnna enter from when Violet calls for Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The attic.
(b) The living room.
(c) The study.
(d) The kitchen.
11. Where do Barbara and Bill live?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Miami.
(c) Boulder.
(d) Tulsa.
12. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?
(a) To the memory of Howard Starks.
(b) To the memory of James Joyce.
(c) To the memory of August Wilson.
(d) To the memory of Dennis Letts.
13. To whom did Beverly dedicate the book he wrote?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Jean.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Violet.
14. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Bill and Jean.
(b) Steve and Karen.
(c) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(d) Ivy and Karen.
15. Whose green bean casserole does Barbara call inedible in Act 2?
(a) Violet's.
(b) Fannie Mae's.
(c) Jean's.
(d) Johnna's.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jean offer Johnna when she visits her in her room in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?
3. What kind of cancer does Violet have?
4. What is the name of Barbara and Bill's daughter?
5. Who is the ex-boyfriend that Karen "loved so intensely," according to her narrative in Act 2?
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