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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What 1925 film does Jean rush in to watch on television in Act 2?
(a) Phantom of the Opera.
(b) The General.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

2. What playwright and author does Barbara compare Ivy to in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Carson McCullers.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Sam Shepard.
(d) August Wilson.

3. How long ago does Ivy say she had a hysterectomy in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

4. What does Mattie Fae tell Barbara she must do at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Find a way to end Ivy's relationship with Little Charles.
(b) Send Violet to a rehabilitation clinic.
(c) Return to Boulder and apologize to her family.
(d) Get a divorce.

5. What phrase does Violet repeat at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) "Please come back."
(b) "And then you're gone."
(c) "And then you're here."
(d) "I love you."

6. How many times does Steve say he has been married before in Act 2?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) Once.
(d) 3 times.

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

8. What does Barbara do at the end of her conversation with Violet in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) She calls Bill.
(b) She leaves.
(c) She commits suicide.
(d) She calls Jean.

9. How does Steve describe his family's heritage in Act 2?
(a) Irish-Italian.
(b) Cheyenne.
(c) German-Irish.
(d) Lebanese.

10. For whom does Johnna say she works at the Weston home in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) For herself.
(b) For Beverly.
(c) For Jean.
(d) For Violet.

11. What does Johnna use as a weapon against Steve in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A broom.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A copper skillet.
(d) A hunting rifle.

12. During dinner in Act 2, Violet says, "That today's the send-off Bev should've got if he died around" what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1969.

13. How old does Barbara claim Jean is in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

14. Where are Barbara and Ivy in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) In the study.
(b) In the guest bedroom.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the dining room.

15. After whom was Jean named, according to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Jean Seberg.
(b) Jean Wilson.
(c) Jean Harlowe.
(d) Jean Jenet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Barbara speaking with?

2. Where does Ivy tell her sisters she is planning to move in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Where does Steve live?

4. Why did Ivy have a hysterectomy?

5. What does Steve do to Jean as he exits behind Karen in Act 2?

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