August: Osage County Test | Final Test - Easy

Tracy Letts
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

August: Osage County Test | Final Test - Easy

Tracy Letts
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who berates Jean for watching a movie on television in Act 2?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Little Charles.
(d) Violet.

2. What does Steve say to Jean as he exits with Karen in Act 2?
(a) "I'll see you tonight."
(b) "I'm telling your mother."
(c) "Hook you up, later."
(d) "Meet me in the garage."

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

4. After whom was Jean named, according to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Jean Harlowe.
(b) Jean Seberg.
(c) Jean Jenet.
(d) Jean Wilson.

5. Who is the doctor that has treated Violet in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dr. Aiken.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Dr. Smith.
(d) Dr. Burke.

6. Who comforts Violet at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Karen.
(d) Johnna.

7. Violet claims in Act 2 that she was attacked by one of her "mother's many gentlemen friends" with what weapon?
(a) A chainsaw.
(b) A claw hammer.
(c) A rolling pin.
(d) A leather belt.

8. What are Steve and Jean doing in the kitchen at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Drinking wine.
(b) Smoking a joint.
(c) Drinking beer.
(d) Watching television.

9. What does Steve claim he was doing when he was Jean's age in Act 2?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Having a baby.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Cattle processing.

10. How many times does Steve say he has been married before in Act 2?
(a) 4 times.
(b) Once.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 3 times.

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

12. During what presidential administration does Jean say she was born in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The George W. Bush administration.
(b) The George H. W. Bush administration.
(c) The Clinton administration.
(d) The Carter administration.

13. What does Johnna use as a weapon against Steve in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A hunting rifle.
(b) A broom.
(c) A copper skillet.
(d) A shotgun.

14. Who stars in the 1925 film that Jean watches on television in Act 2?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Lon Chaney.
(c) Buster Keaton.
(d) James Dean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sheriff Gilbeau describe his marital status in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. What does Mattie Fae reveal about Little Charles to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. How does Steve describe his family's heritage in Act 2?

4. Who sorts through paperwork in the study of the Weston home in the opening of Act 3, Scene 1?

5. When did August: Osage County premiere in New York?

(see the answer keys)

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