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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1 (pages 57 – 67).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet is Violet quoting with the line "Summer psalm become summer wrath" in the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

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. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Bill and Jean.
(b) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(c) Steve and Karen.
(d) Ivy and Karen.

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

5. What does Karen say she believes men are better than women at in Act 2?
(a) Making excuses.
(b) Doing.
(c) Stalling.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the sheriff say Beverly's body has been in the water in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What is Johnna's last name?

3. From what Native American tribe did Johnna descend?

4. What musician's album does Charlie discover by the stereo in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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