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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does August speak to in Act 2 Part 3?
(a) Kirsten.
(b) Dianne.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Dan.

2. What does Dan put on that makes Jean upset in Act 2?
(a) The copper beads.
(b) The death mask.
(c) A silver ring.
(d) A feather headdress.

3. What was the bone awl that August displays made from?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A wolf.

4. What literary term defines August's statement of blindness to the passing moon?
(a) Simile.
(b) Malapropism.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Poetic metaphor.

5. What is the top caste that Dan and August speak of for the ancient people?
(a) The Suns.
(b) The Nobles.
(c) The Chiefs.
(d) The Honored Men.

6. What does Dan rush in exclaiming to Jean in Act 2 Part 4?
(a) They've found the grave of a god-king.
(b) The dam has flooded.
(c) They've discovered the great temple.
(d) They have lost everything.

7. August encounters a slide of himself in Act 2 Part 3. Where is he in the photograph?
(a) His college graduation.
(b) The excavation site.
(c) His wedding.
(d) A funeral.

8. What have August and Dan discovered at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) A burial site.
(b) A mask.
(c) A gold sceptor.
(d) A child's skeleton.

9. Why does Dan say he jumped into the water in the end of Act 1?
(a) For fun.
(b) To see if Chad would save him.
(c) To test his life jacket.
(d) To catch the fish.

10. What class, or caste of people could marry anyone within the ancient caste system?
(a) The Suns.
(b) The Chiefs.
(c) The Honored Men.
(d) The Stinkards.

11. What does Dan say the God-King dressed in?
(a) Animal hides.
(b) Eagles feathers.
(c) Golden jewelry.
(d) Swan feathers.

12. What is being examined at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) A polaroid.
(b) The lake.
(c) A slide.
(d) A shovel.

13. The grave of the god-king represents what to August?
(a) The beginning of a new life.
(b) The most important find in 40-years' work.
(c) His greatest disappointment.
(d) The end of the lake construction.

14. Which character says, "I owe him my life, he's not got anything on me?"
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Dan.
(c) August.
(d) Chad.

15. When does August say Delia left the house she grew up in?
(a) When she was 12.
(b) When she was 17.
(c) When she was 7.
(d) When she was 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia ask Jean to do at the very end of Act 1?

2. What word does August repeat several times at the end of Act 2 Part 3?

3. Dan says that in 1500 a tribe ended up in Mississippi. What were they called?

4. In Act 1 Part 7, August shows a slide photo of a man and says he's "the wise old bird who owns the place." Who is it?

5. How does Dan almost drown the previous summer?

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