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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. Who does Dolly speak to in the Prologue?
(a) Mrs. Dubinsky.
(b) Beulah.
(c) Eva.
(d) Lula.

2. How old does Carol say she is?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

4. What does Lady say they've always had a problem with in the store?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Rats.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Children stealing.

5. What did Carol wear to protest the death penalty of Willie McGee?
(a) A prison uniform.
(b) A potato sack.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?

2. What does Lady say that the store can never hold?

3. Who was the leader of the Mystic Crew?

4. What do the Town Women say to Jabe when he arrives?

5. What does Beulah say that a couple who doesn't love each other develops a passion for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carol do that got her banned from the county overnight?

2. Who does Carol make a phone call to in Act 1 Scene 1? Why?

3. What does Lady compare her body to in Act 3 Scene 3 when talking to Val?

4. Describe the birds that Val tells Lady about. What is remarkable about them?

5. What does Lady tell David in Act 2? How does he react?

6. What did Lady's father come to America with?

7. What sounds indicate that Val is murdered? How?

8. What is Val's memory of the woman he saw on the bayou?

9. What does Lady offer Val to save him money in Act 2?

10. What does Lady say to Val about opening the confectionery in Act 3 Scene 3?

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