1. Where does Violet describe Beverly giving a talk at an alumni dinner while drunk in Act 2?
(a) A.U.
(b) B.Y.U.
(c) L.S.U.
(d) T.U.

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

3. How does Bill describe Violet when he's arguing with Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "Ugly as a dog."
(b) "Miserable and grieving."
(c) "Crazy as a loon."
(d) "Pill-popping and vicious."

4. What is the name of Karen's fiance?
(a) Steve.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Paul.
(d) Bill.

5. During dinner in Act 2, Violet says, "That today's the send-off Bev should've got if he died around" what year?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?

2. What is Charlie drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Whose green bean casserole does Barbara call inedible in Act 2?

4. What does Little Charles say to his father as they arrive in Act 2?

5. What is Ivy wearing in the beginning of Act 2?

(see the answer key)

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