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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. For how long does Barbara say she's shared a bed with Bill in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. What animal is depicted on Johnna's necklace?
(a) A bird.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A lizard.

3. Who consoles Barbara when she collapses in tears after hearing of her father's death in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Violet.
(b) Karen.
(c) Johnna.
(d) Ivy.

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

5. When does August: Osage County begin?
(a) May, 2008.
(b) August, 2007.
(c) June, 2006.
(d) March, 2006.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What day of the week was it when Beverly disappeared?

3. Where does Johnna enter from when Violet calls for Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What aspect of Beverly's personality does Violet say she first fell in love with in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Whom does Beverly quote with the line "Life is very long..." in the Prologue?

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