The Miss Firecracker Contest 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. When Delmount arrives in the first act, what does Popeye explain to him?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her nickname.
(c) The dress she is holding.
(d) Why she is a seamstress.

2. What food does Carnelle serve to Popeye in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) Saltine crackers.
(c) Garlic baked potatoes.
(d) Pasta.

3. How old was Elain when she won the beauty contest?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

4. What is Popeye's occupation?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Artist.

5. On what day does Act 1, Scene 2, occur?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

6. What caused Popeye's nickname?
(a) A childhood prank.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her mother started it.
(d) A bad experience at school.

7. Who consoles Popeye and Carnelle?
(a) Elain.
(b) Mac Sam.
(c) Tessy.
(d) Delmount.

8. What does Delmount like the most in a romantic partner?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Charisma.

9. What does Elain warn Popeye about?
(a) Delmount is already involved with another woman.
(b) Carnelle is mentally unstable.
(c) Delmount has always been violent.
(d) Delmount's instability.

10. In the first act, what drink does Carnelle serve to Popeye?
(a) Water.
(b) Diet Coke.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Milk.

11. Which of the following is a theme in the play's second act?
(a) Self-injury.
(b) Self-identity.
(c) Failure.
(d) Loss of a family member.

12. Which character retires to bed with a headache?
(a) Delmount.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Carnelle.
(d) Elain.

13. How old is Carnelle?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 17.
(d) 25.

14. In what state does the play take place?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

15. What is the name of the beauty contest?
(a) Miss Firecracker.
(b) Miss Firework.
(c) Miss Independence.
(d) Miss Sparkler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character attended a junior college?

2. How old was Carnelle when her father left her?

3. At what time in the evening Act 1, Scene 2, take place?

4. In what month does Act 1, Scene 1, occur?

5. Why doesn't Delmount respond to Popeye's advances?

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