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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. Where is George Deever calling from at the end of Act 1?
(a) Nashville
(b) Columbus
(c) New York
(d) Louisville

2. Ann tells Chris that doing what upsets her stomach?
(a) Scheming
(b) Ignoring the truth
(c) Dancing
(d) Kissing

3. Whose horoscope is Frank Lubey making at the beginning of the play?
(a) Chris's
(b) Joe's
(c) Ann's
(d) Larry's

4. Why does Sue think she should have been born a man?
(a) She is always introduced to beautiful women
(b) She is over six feet tall
(c) She is better at carpentry than her husband
(d) She relates to men better than women

5. What is different about the Kellers' yard at the beginning of the play
(a) It has been mowed
(b) A large picnic is going on
(c) A tree has fallen
(d) The hammock is broken

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said a dirty word, according to Bert?

2. What is Frank Lubey's career?

3. On what day is Larry Keller supposed to have died?

4. Why did Joe Keller throw out a sack of potatoes?

5. What item can Lydia not figure out when she enters in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the thrust of Chris's final argument to his father?

2. Why does Kate have to believe that Larry is still alive?

3. Why is Ann upset with Chris after her conversation with Sue?

4. What is George's attitude toward the setting?

5. Why does George believe that Chris already knows Joe is guilty?

6. What promise does Joe make Chris regarding Ann and why?

7. For what crime is Ann's father in prison?

8. How does Joe defend himself to Chris regarding the money he made?

9. What is strange about George being in Columbus?

10. Why did Frank Lubey not go to war?

(see the answer keys)

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