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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Charlie's last name?
(a) Heidebrecht.
(b) Weston.
(c) Fordham.
(d) Aiken.

3. Where do Mattie Fae and Charlie live?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Miami.
(c) Boulder.
(d) Little Rock.

4. How old is Beverly Weston described as in the stage directions?
(a) 69.
(b) 59.
(c) 75.
(d) 72.

5. What musician's album does Charlie discover by the stereo in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) David Bowie's album.
(b) Adele's album.
(c) Eric Clapton's album.
(d) John Lennon's album.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

3. What song does Violet play on the stereo when she comes downstairs to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

5. What is the name of the student that Bill has been having an affair with?

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