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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 Charlie drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Wine.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Beer.
(d) Cola.

2. At the dinner table in Act 2, Violet says, "Some people get antagonized by" what?
(a) "My nature."
(b) "Barbara."
(c) "Beverly."
(d) "The truth."

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

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

5. How many daughters does Sheriff Gilbeau have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose cell phone rings during grace at the dinner table in Act 2?

2. Where does Karen say she'll be in January as she leaves in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What is the name of Barbara and Bill's daughter?

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

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