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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dan and Chad arrive drunk in Act 1 Part 7, who is silently sitting in the room?
(a) Kirsten.
(b) Delia.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) August.

2. What does Delia compare the novel she wrote to in Act 2?
(a) A Russian doll.
(b) A Chinese puzzle box.
(c) A riddle.
(d) All of the answers are true.

3. What does the Chinese proverb say that Jean quotes?
(a) You never step into the same river twice.
(b) A person is blessed once, but his troubles never come alone.
(c) If you save a man from drowning, you're responsible for him the rest of his life.
(d) A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring.

4. What is the mask that's been discovered made of?
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Copper.
(d) Clay.

5. What is the last image we see in the play?
(a) August standing alone.
(b) A slide of Dan.
(c) The lake.
(d) The view of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cynthia do with the film of photographs of the artifacts in Act 2?

2. Who gives an angry speech about Mr. Cochise, who was the creator of the awl-bone tool found at the site?

3. What does Delia do to calm down the hysterical Jean in Act 2?

4. Who persistently chases after Jean in Act 2, despite her protestations?

5. What was the bone awl that August displays made from?

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