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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. For how long does Barbara say she's shared a bed with Bill in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 23 years.

2. 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) "Pill-popping and vicious."
(c) "Miserable and grieving."
(d) "Crazy as a loon."

3. What word does Barbara use in Act 3, Scene 4 to mean not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings?
(a) Abstraction.
(b) Disolution.
(c) Infraction.
(d) Incongruous.

4. Who at the dinner table is vegetarian in Act 2?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jean.
(c) Violet.
(d) Charlie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?

2. When did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?

3. From what type of store does Mattie Fae say Little Charles was fired in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Who consoles Barbara when she collapses in tears after hearing of her father's death in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. How old is Ivy?

(see the answer key)

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