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

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

3. Why did Ivy have a hysterectomy?
(a) Cervical cancer.
(b) Ovarian cancer.
(c) Endometriosis.
(d) She wanted a sex change.

4. What animal is depicted on Johnna's necklace?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A bird.

5. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

3. For how many years does Charlie say he's been married to Mattie Fae in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What gift had Violet asked her mother for Christmas, according to her story in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What is the last name of the boy Raymond that Violet describes in Act 3, Scene 1?

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