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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the final line that Barbara exclaims in the end of Act 2?
(a) "I love you!"
(b) "I'm running things now!"
(c) "Mother, come back here!"
(d) "Clear out the cabinets!"

2. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Blackness; then, a single flashlight appears upstage left."
(b) "Sunlight shines through the blinds."
(c) "Red and blue police flashers bounce light across the front porch."
(d) "A spotlight shines at the up-left area of the stage."

3. What is Charlie watching on television in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) A hockey game.
(d) A football game.

4. Violet claims in Act 2 that she was attacked by one of her "mother's many gentlemen friends" with what weapon?
(a) A claw hammer.
(b) A rolling pin.
(c) A leather belt.
(d) A chainsaw.

5. Violet says that Beverly was a "world-class alcoholic" for more than how many years in Act 2?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivy wearing in the beginning of Act 2?

2. With whom did Steve go to get wine in Act 2?

3. What month does Violet claim it is in the beginning of Act 2?

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

5. How many times does Steve say he has been married before in Act 2?

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