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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbara accuse Violet of being at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) A drug addict.
(b) A bad wife.
(c) An alcoholic.
(d) A murderer.

2. What do Barbara and Violet physically fight over at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) A carving knive.
(b) A plate of chicken.
(c) An apple pie.
(d) A bottle of pills.

3. When does Violet say she called the motel where Beverly was staying before his death?
(a) On Tuesday.
(b) On Monday.
(c) On Sunday.
(d) On Saturday.

4. How old does Barbara claim Jean is in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

5. Violet says that Beverly was a "world-class alcoholic" for more than how many years in Act 2?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

6. Who is the doctor that has treated Violet in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Dr. Burke.
(d) Dr. Aiken.

7. Where does Ivy tell her sisters she is planning to move in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

8. What does Ivy hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Her plate of food.
(b) Her wedding ring.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A vase.

9. What is Barbara wearing in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) A nightgown.
(b) A pantsuit.
(c) A blue dress.
(d) An evening gown.

10. What does Violet describe her mother giving to her for Christmas in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A stocking of coal.
(b) New cowgirl boots.
(c) Men's work boots.
(d) A vacuum cleaner.

11. How does Steve describe his family's heritage in Act 2?
(a) Lebanese.
(b) Irish-Italian.
(c) German-Irish.
(d) Cheyenne.

12. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Mattie Fae speaking with?
(a) Violet and Beverly.
(b) Charlie and Little Charles.
(c) Ivy and Barbara.
(d) Steve and Karen.

13. What word does Barbara use in Act 3, Scene 4 to mean not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings?
(a) Abstraction.
(b) Disolution.
(c) Infraction.
(d) Incongruous.

14. What gift had Violet asked her mother for Christmas, according to her story in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A pair of earrings.
(b) A train set.
(c) Cowgirl boots.
(d) A dress.

15. Where in the house are Barbara and Johnna at the top of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What 1925 film does Jean rush in to watch on television in Act 2?

2. What does Steve claim he smells on Jean's clothing in Act 2?

3. What does Johnna use as a weapon against Steve in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. How old does Jean claim to be when she is talking with Steve in Act 2?

5. Who says grace before the funeral dinner in Act 2?

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