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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Violet Weston described in the stage directions?
(a) 65.
(b) 69.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

2. What does Barbara say divorce is in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) "A struggle of opposing wills."
(b) "An embarrassing public admission of defeat."
(c) "An inevitable part of marriage."
(d) "A separation of family, love, and togetherness."

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

4. What 1925 film does Jean rush in to watch on television in Act 2?
(a) The General.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) Phantom of the Opera.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

5. On what instrument does Little Charles play Ivy a song in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) An electric piano.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A mandolin.
(d) An organ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Steve and Jean doing in the kitchen at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?

2. How old does Jean claim to be when she is talking with Steve in Act 2?

3. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?

4. What phrase does Violet repeat at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?

5. When is Karen's wedding set for?

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