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

2. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?
(a) "Unemployed."
(b) "Uneducated."
(c) "Educated."
(d) "Lazy."

3. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?
(a) To the memory of Dennis Letts.
(b) To the memory of James Joyce.
(c) To the memory of Howard Starks.
(d) To the memory of August Wilson.

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) "Television time."
(b) "Research."
(c) "Drinking."
(d) "Writing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charlie drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

3. By what name does Beverly refer to Johnna's father in the Prologue?

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

5. What belonging of Beverly's has gone missing along with him in Act 1, Scene 1?

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