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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When is Karen's wedding set for?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) September 3.
(c) Halloween.
(d) New Year's Day.

3. With whom did Steve go to get wine in Act 2?
(a) Ivy and Little Charles.
(b) Bill and Jean.
(c) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(d) Karen and Ivy.

4. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. What is Charlie's last name?
(a) Aiken.
(b) Weston.
(c) Fordham.
(d) Heidebrecht.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?

2. What month does Violet claim it is in the beginning of Act 2?

3. What word from Act 2 refers to a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted?

4. How old is Ivy?

5. When was the photograph taken of Beverly and Violet in New York City that Mattie Fae looks at in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Jean's partaking of marijuana in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What theme is predominant in Act 1, Scene 4? How is this theme developed in the scene?

3. What is the significance of the discussion of Johnna's name in the Prologue?

4. How and why are Karen and Violet juxtaposed against one another in the beginning of Act 2?

5. How is the temperature of the Weston home metaphorical in August: Osage County?

6. What is significant about Violet's comments about aging women in Act 2?

7. How would you compare Barbara to Violet in Act 1, Scene 1?

8. What literary allusions does Beverly Weston make in the play's Prologue?

9. Where do the Weston family members make arrangements to stay in Act 1, Scene 1?

10. How would you describe Violet's attitude toward Johnna in Act 1?

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