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Orpheus Descending | Quiz

Tennessee Williams
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Orpheus Descending | Quiz

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1)

What does Lady say they've always had a problem with in the store? (from Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2)

Children stealing.
Rats.
Roaches.
Lighting.
2)

What does the Conjure Man hold up in Act 3 Scene 3? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 2)

A chicken bone.
The snakeskin jacket.
A gun.
The guitar.
3)

How much time has passed between Act 1, Scene 1 and Act 1, Scene 2? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

A couple of hours.
A couple of days.
A week.
A month.
4)

What does Carol tell Val that she is? (from Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2)

A makeup artist.
A ventriloquist.
A musician.
An exhibitionist.
5)

What does Val say that today is in Act 1, Scene 2? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

New Year's Eve.
Easter.
His birthday.
His anniversary.
6)

Who says, "Nobody ever gets to know no body! We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life!"? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Vee.
Val.
Lady.
Jabe.
7)

What is the last line that Lady says? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 2)

"I love you."
"Please stay."
"Please go."
"The show is over. The monkey is dead."
8)

Where do the townsmen kill Val? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 2)

In the store.
At the procenium.
Off stage.
Upstairs.
9)

What does Lady grab when Val goes to change out of his work suit? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

His suitcase.
His jacket.
His money.
His guitar.
10)

Who does Lady call in Act 1, Scene 2? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

Carol.
The Sheriff.
The drugstore.
The hospital.
11)

Who takes out a knife in the store with Val? (from Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2)

Jabe.
Vee.
The Sheriff.
Dog.
12)

Where does Carol say she was the night before in Act 2? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

New Orleans.
Atlanta.
Memphis.
Washington D.C.
13)

What does Val say his body temperature is the same as? (from Act 1, Scene 2)

A cat's.
A dog's.
A horse's.
A snake's.
14)

Why does Lady say she must open the confectionery tonight? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 1)

To not be defeated.
To laugh in the face of failure.
To end her misery.
To kill Jabe.
15)

What did Carol wear to protest the death penalty of Willie McGee? (from Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2)

A prison uniform.
A barrel.
Nothing.
A potato sack.
16)

How does the nurse say the confectionery looks? (from Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2)

Artistic.
Lovely.
Awful.
Beautiful.
17)

How many lives does Lady say was lost in the orchard fire? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 1)

Three.
Four.
Two.
One.
18)

Where does Val tell Lady that he stays? (from Act 2, Scenes 2, 3 and 4)

Channeltown motel.
Dixie Inn.
Wildwood cabins.
Idlewood hotel.
19)

What does the Nurse say that she knows Lady is? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 2)

Dangerous.
Pregnant.
Evil.
A murderer.
20)

What do the town men kill Val with? (from Act 3, Scene 3, Part 2)

A hammer.
A blowtorch.
A knife.
A pistol.
21)

What does Lady say everything Val does is? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Smooth.
Sexy.
Secretive.
Suggestive.
22)

What does Lady say to Val at the end of Act 2? (from Act 2, Scenes 2, 3 and 4)

She needs him to live.
She hates him.
She loves him.
She needs him to leave.
23)

What is Carol doing outside the Red Crown station in Act 2? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Singing.
Dancing.
Blowing her horn.
Taking off her clothes.
24)

What is playing music to advertise the opening of the confectionery? (from Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2)

A piano.
A guitar.
A calliope.
A trumpet.
25)

What is the name of the local highway? (from Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2)

Dixie.
Ville Platte.
Windwood.
Louisiana.
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