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

2. Where is August: Osage County set?
(a) Chattanooga, Tennessee.
(b) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(c) Tuscon, Arizona.
(d) Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

3. From what Native American tribe did Johnna descend?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Paiute.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Yurok.

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

5. Who is the author of the book that Johnna is reading in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Anne Lamott.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the youngest of Beverly and Violet's children?

2. When did "all structural care" cease on the Weston home, according to the stage directions in the Prologue?

3. For how long does Barbara say she's shared a bed with Bill in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. Who is the eldest of Beverly and Violet's children?

5. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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