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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 is Johnna's last name?
(a) Littlebear.
(b) Monevata.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Lightfoot.

2. Where do Barbara and Bill live?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Miami.
(c) Boulder.
(d) Tulsa.

3. 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) "Research."
(c) "Writing."
(d) "Television time."

4. What belonging of Beverly's has gone missing along with him in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His helicopter.
(b) His pickup truck.
(c) His boat.
(d) His travel trailer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?

2. What does Jean offer Johnna when she visits her in her room in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How old is Violet Weston described in the stage directions?

4. Who does Violet say was the only woman "pretty enough to go without makeup" in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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