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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 is the name of Barbara and Bill's daughter?
(a) Jill.
(b) Jean.
(c) Mattie Fae.
(d) Karen.

2. What is Violet holding in her hand at the opening of Act 2?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A gun.
(c) A wine glass.
(d) A bottle of pills.

3. Why does Violet tell Barbara that Beverly was disappointed in her in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Because she didn't pursue an acting career.
(b) Because she didn't pursue a medical career.
(c) Because she didn't pursue a writing career.
(d) Because she didn't pursue a law career.

4. 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) John Berryman.
(b) Giacomo Leopardi.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. What is Bill's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Fordham.
(c) Weston.
(d) Aiken.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Steve say he has been married before in Act 2?

2. What 1925 film does Jean rush in to watch on television in Act 2?

3. What is Steve's last name?

4. Where does Ivy tell her sisters she is planning to move in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What is the final line that Barbara exclaims in the end of Act 2?

(see the answer key)

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