Orpheus Descending Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Orpheus Descending Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Vee carrying when she enters in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) A painting.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

2. Who does Beulah say Lady's heart was broken by?
(a) The Donalson boy.
(b) The Richards boy.
(c) The Cutrere boy.
(d) The Smithson's boy.

3. Why does Val say he's here in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His car broke down.
(b) His brother lives here.
(c) He came for Carol.
(d) His aunt lives here.

4. What does Beulah say that a couple who doesn't love each other develops a passion for?
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

5. What is peculiar about the birds that Val tells Lady about?
(a) They don't fly.
(b) They don't have legs.
(c) They don't die.
(d) They don't have wings.

6. What did couples do at the wine garden "back in the day"?
(a) Made love.
(b) Bought flowers.
(c) Sold candy.
(d) Got married.

7. What is written on Val's guitar?
(a) Spells.
(b) Lyrics.
(c) Autographs.
(d) Poems.

8. Who says, "What people say about you don't mean much"?
(a) Lady.
(b) Val.
(c) Jabe.
(d) Carol.

9. Whose family name is the oldest and most distinguished in the county?
(a) Val's.
(b) Carol's.
(c) Dog's.
(d) Vee's.

10. Who has gone to the depot to meet Lady and Jabe?
(a) Sheriff Talbott.
(b) Pee Wee and Dog.
(c) Val and Carol.
(d) Beulah.

11. In Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2, what does Carol plan to do that night?
(a) Go jooking.
(b) Buy a car.
(c) Stay at home.
(d) Drive to Memphis.

12. What does Lady get from the cash drawer when she sees Val in the store in Act 1 Scene 2?
(a) A revolver.
(b) Money.
(c) A knife.
(d) A shotgun.

13. What does Carol pass to Val after he sings?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wine.
(c) A joint.
(d) Bourbon.

14. Who does Carol say that Val told her he'd gotten the ring from?
(a) His wife.
(b) A lady mobster.
(c) A lady bookie.
(d) A lady osteopath.

15. Where does Carol say you go after jooking on a clear night?
(a) To the vineyard.
(b) To her house.
(c) Memorial Drive.
(d) Cypress Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carol wear to protest the death penalty of Willie McGee?

2. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?

3. What was "the mistake" Lady's father made that caused the vineyard to be burned?

4. What is gilded on the window of the set?

5. Who does Lady call in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

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