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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 business is Charlie in?
(a) The upholstery business.
(b) The shoe business.
(c) The stock market.
(d) The car business.

2. Who is the boy that Jean says she used to date in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Josh.
(b) Mark.
(c) Bill.
(d) James.

3. What is the last thing that Barbara says to Bill before going to sleep in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "My father's dead, Bill."
(b) "I'm going home."
(c) "I'm filing for a divorce, Bill."
(d) "I'm going to take you for everything."

4. Who is the eldest of Beverly and Violet's children?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jean.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Barbara.

5. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 40 years ago.
(b) 30 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Who is the author of the book that Johnna is reading in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?

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