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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 does Barbara hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A glass of wine.
(c) A vase.
(d) A bowl.

2. Who sits in the living room watching television at the opening of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Johnna.
(b) Mattie Fae.
(c) Jean.
(d) Little Charles.

3. How does Barbara describe her daughter when talking to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) "She's a doll."
(b) "She's a nymphomaniac."
(c) "She's an angsty teenager."
(d) "She's a life-saver."

4. Who sorts through paperwork in the study of the Weston home in the opening of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Bill.
(b) Violet.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Mattie Fae.

5. Who berates Jean for watching a movie on television in Act 2?
(a) Violet.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Little Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie Fae tell Barbara she must do at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

2. For whom does Johnna say she works at the Weston home in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Who at the dinner table is vegetarian in Act 2?

4. Where does Barbara say her husband and daughter have gone in Act 3, Scene 4?

5. What happens to Mattie Fae's casserole in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Mattie Fae Aiken's character?

2. What is ironic about Karen's discussion of the past in Act 2?

3. What is significant about Barbara's comment "I'm still here" in Act 3?

4. What is revealed of Beverly's death in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. What is the "truth" that Little Charles ultimately confesses in Act 2?

6. Where in Act 3, Scene 5 does the climax of the plot occur?

7. What happens when Barbara and Violet are left alone together in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. What secret does Mattie Fae reveal to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 1?

9. What conversation takes place between Charlie and Mattie Fae when they are left alone in Act 3, Scene 1?

10. How is the theme of competition illustrated in Act 3?

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