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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. How long did Lee live in the desert?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

2. How are Lee and Austin related?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are father and son.
(d) They are brothers-in-law.

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

4. What is one of Lee's main character's realizations?
(a) He is running out of gas.
(b) He is missing his map.
(c) He has blown a tire.
(d) He is going blind.

5. Why does Lee think Austin is smart?
(a) Because Austin killed the coyotes.
(b) Because Austin went to college.
(c) Because Austin is a genius.
(d) Because Austin has gotten into so many prominent peoples' houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of things were in the house Lee scoped out?

2. Where does Lee tell Saul the television came from?

3. How long with Austin let Lee stay at the house?

4. To what does Lee compare Mom's house?

5. Whom does Lee think are involved in most murder cases?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8.

2. To what does Lee compare his mother's house?

3. How does Austin assert his authority over Lee?

4. What roles did the brothers used to take as children?

5. Why is Lee so interested in a true-to-life modern Western?

6. How does Lee smoothly insert himself into the conversation?

7. At the beginning of the play, which brother appears to have his life in order?

8. Why does Lee hate calling the operator?

9. Why is Austin opposed to doing both scripts at the same time?

10. How is Austin now writing Lee's script, after the demise of the typewriter?

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