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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does August say that his sister was "scraped off the street?"
(a) Eastern Asia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Africa.
(d) Cleveland.

2. What does August say that they were racing against early in Act 1?
(a) Being shut down by preservationists.
(b) The lease ending.
(c) The construction of a dam.
(d) An interstate being built.

3. What house is shown in the first slides in Act 1?
(a) Dan and Jean's house.
(b) Chad's house.
(c) The house the archeologists were staying.
(d) August's house at the university.

4. How many houses does Cynthia surmise there might have been in the village?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) One-hundred.
(c) Forty.
(d) Ten.

5. In Act 1, Dan says "A person isn't happy unless ________."
(a) They have a legacy.
(b) They're building something.
(c) They have died.
(d) They're married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does August state on the recorder that he intends to do at the beginning of Act 1?

2. What does Dan ask August not to reveal to the others in early Act 1?

3. What is the name of the person to whom August speaks in the tape recorder?

4. Who does Kirsten ask Delia about in Act 1 Part 4?

5. What is the setting at the very beginning of Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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