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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Violet speaking with?
(a) Susan.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Beverly.

3. What is Steve's last name?
(a) Aiken.
(b) Walters.
(c) Heidebrecht.
(d) Fordham.

4. When did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?
(a) March 1, 2008.
(b) June 28, 2007.
(c) September 12, 2007.
(d) July 5, 2006.

5. What phrase does Violet repeat at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Please come back."
(c) "And then you're here."
(d) "And then you're gone."

6. Who says grace before the funeral dinner in Act 2?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Violet.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Karen.

7. What does Karen take Steve in the backyard to show him in Act 2?
(a) A trampoline.
(b) A rose bush.
(c) A fort.
(d) A swing set.

8. What playwright and author does Barbara compare Ivy to in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) August Wilson.
(b) Carson McCullers.
(c) Sam Shepard.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

9. How old does Barbara claim Jean is in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

10. Where does Steve live?
(a) Miami.
(b) Boulder.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

11. What does Mattie Fae tell Barbara she must do at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Return to Boulder and apologize to her family.
(b) Find a way to end Ivy's relationship with Little Charles.
(c) Send Violet to a rehabilitation clinic.
(d) Get a divorce.

12. What does Little Charles say to his father as they arrive in Act 2?
(a) "I told you to call me."
(b) "Where's mom?"
(c) "How was the funeral?"
(d) "I'm sorry, Dad."

13. What does Violet offer to give Barbara as the family begins to eat dinner in Act 2?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) A dress.
(c) A coffee table.
(d) A sideboard.

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

15. What is the final line that Barbara exclaims in the end of Act 2?
(a) "I'm running things now!"
(b) "Clear out the cabinets!"
(c) "Mother, come back here!"
(d) "I love you!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Johnna at the top of Act 3, Scene 5?

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

3. Violet tells Barbara in Act 3, Scene 5, "You had better understand this, you smug little ingrate, there is at least one reason Beverly killed himself and that is" what?

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

5. Who runs the County Squire Motel?

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