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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. During what presidential administration does Jean say she was born in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Carter administration.
(b) The George W. Bush administration.
(c) The George H. W. Bush administration.
(d) The Clinton administration.

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

3. How old does Jean claim to be when she is talking with Steve in Act 2?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

4. Violet tells Barbara in Act 3, Scene 5, "You had better understand this, you smug little ingrate, there is at least one reason Beverly killed himself and that is" what?
(a) "Failure."
(b) "Me."
(c) "You."
(d) "Ivy."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Steve live?

2. Where does Violet describe Beverly giving a talk at an alumni dinner while drunk in Act 2?

3. Who sorts through paperwork in the study of the Weston home in the opening of Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Where in the house are Barbara and Johnna at the top of Act 3, Scene 3?

5. The "Gordian Knot" that Bill alludes to in Act 2 is associated with what Greek king?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Ivy and Little Charles's placement in the dining room in Act 2?

2. How are Violet and Little Charles juxtaposed against one another in Act 2?

3. What does Sheriff Gilbeau reveal to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 4?

4. How has Barbara's character evolved in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. How is the theme of competition illustrated in Act 3?

6. How does irony apply to Violet's character in August: Osage County?

7. What happens when Barbara and Violet are left alone together in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. What triggers the conflict between Barbara and Violet in Act 2?

9. What is significant about Barbara's comment "I'm still here" in Act 3?

10. Where in Act 3, Scene 5 does the climax of the plot occur?

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