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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week was it when Beverly disappeared?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. What poet does Beverly quote with the line "The world is gradually becoming a place where I do not care to be anymore" in the Prologue?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Giacomo Leopardi.
(c) John Berryman.
(d) Carl Jung.

3. What aspect of Beverly's personality does Violet say she first fell in love with in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His virtue.
(b) His gregariousness.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His mystery.

4. To whom did Beverly dedicate the book he wrote?
(a) Violet.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Jean.
(d) Ivy.

5. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?
(a) "Drinking."
(b) "Television time."
(c) "Research."
(d) "Writing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Johnna's last name?

2. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?

4. How old is Beverly Weston described as in the stage directions?

5. What is the name of the student that Bill has been having an affair with?

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