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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the shape of Mom's plates?
(a) Her plates are shaped like Texas.
(b) Her plates are shaped like squares.
(c) Her plates are shaped like Idaho.
(d) Her plates are shaped like circles.

2. What have they neglected in Mom's house?
(a) Her plants.
(b) The dogs.
(c) Her parakeets.
(d) The mail.

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

4. What, according to Lee, is Austin paid to do?
(a) Austin is paid to be worthless.
(b) Austin is paid to drive on the freeway.
(c) Austin is paid to sit around and dream.
(d) Austin is paid to do backbreaking work.

5. Why does Lee rip the phone out of the wall?
(a) The operator hung up on him.
(b) He could not find a pencil.
(c) He could not find a wrench.
(d) He could not find his woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bakersfield?

2. What kind of swing does Saul mime for Lee?

3. Why does Saul need to leave?

4. What may the coyotes have done?

5. What is the time of day at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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