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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. To whom did Beverly dedicate the book he wrote?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Jean.
(c) Violet.
(d) Ivy.

3. When the cell phone rings during grace in Act 2, what television show's theme song is the ring-tone?
(a) "Sanford and Sons."
(b) "The Jeffersons."
(c) "All in the Family."
(d) "Mork and Mindy."

4. What does Steve do to Jean as he exits behind Karen in Act 2?
(a) He "rubs his hand over the entirety of Jean's face."
(b) He "squeezes Jean's hand."
(c) He "pinches Jean on the rear-end."
(d) He "slips a pack of cigarettes into Jean's shirt pocket."

5. Who agrees to identify the body of Beverly in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Karen.
(b) Violet.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Barbara and Violet physically fight over at the dinner table in Act 2?

3. How old was Violet when she had a crush on Raymond?

4. On what instrument does Little Charles play Ivy a song in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Why does Violet tell Barbara that Beverly was disappointed in her in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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