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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. What is the name of Sheriff Gilbeau's father?
(a) Roger Gilbeau.
(b) J. R. Gilbeau.
(c) Sidney Gilbeau.
(d) C. J. Gilbeau.

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

3. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?
(a) As I Lay Dying.
(b) The Long Road Home.
(c) Meadowlark.
(d) The Room.

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

5. What poet does Beverly quote with the line "The world is gradually becoming a place where I do not care to be anymore" in the Prologue?
(a) Giacomo Leopardi.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) John Berryman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Where is August: Osage County set?

3. What does Jean offer Johnna when she visits her in her room in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

5. How old is Violet Weston described in the stage directions?

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