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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. Why was he passing through the desert?
(a) He was passing through to visit the old man.
(b) He was passing through to find Austin.
(c) He was passing through to find a woman.
(d) He was passing through to escape the law.

2. What would Austin miss in the desert?
(a) People.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Running water.
(d) His typewriter.

3. What beverage does Austin make?
(a) Kool-aid.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Liquor.

4. Which desert did Lee inhabit?
(a) The Sahara Desert.
(b) The Mojave Desert.
(c) The Syrian Desert.
(d) The Great Sandy Desert.

5. What is Lee drinking at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) He is drinking soda.
(b) He is drinking beer.
(c) He is drinking tea.
(d) He is drinking milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is coming to see Austin later?

2. Where is the main character of Lee's script trying to leave?

3. Why does Lee think Austin is smart?

4. How does Lee want to clean up after the game?

5. What is the last western movie Lee has seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Lee go instead of sleeping, and why did he go there?

2. If Austin's story does not go over with the producer, what does Lee offer?

3. What is Lee's method of typing?

4. Why does Austin claim he could not live in the desert like Lee?

5. Why does Lee hate calling the operator?

6. Why doesn't Austin think Lee can help their father?

7. Why is Austin so surprised that Lee has "sealed the deal"?

8. What does Saul think is the difference between films and movies?

9. How is Austin now writing Lee's script, after the demise of the typewriter?

10. Briefly describe the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8.

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