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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Barbara speaking with?
(a) Charlie and Ivy.
(b) Sheriff Gilbeau.
(c) Karen and Steve.
(d) Johnna and Beverly.

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

3. For whom does Johnna say she works at the Weston home in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) For Beverly.
(b) For Jean.
(c) For herself.
(d) For Violet.

4. What does Barbara accuse Violet of being at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) A bad wife.
(d) A murderer.

5. For how many years does Charlie say he's been married to Mattie Fae in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) 16.
(b) 33.
(c) 38.
(d) 28.

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

7. How old does Jean claim to be when she is talking with Steve in Act 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

8. When did August: Osage County premiere in New York?
(a) September 12, 2007.
(b) March 12, 2008.
(c) December 4, 2007.
(d) December 30, 2008.

9. Where does Sheriff Gilbeau say his father lives in a nursing home in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Nowata.
(d) St. Paul.

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

11. At the dinner table in Act 2, Violet says, "Some people get antagonized by" what?
(a) "Barbara."
(b) "The truth."
(c) "My nature."
(d) "Beverly."

12. What song lyrics are sung to Violet in the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) "I'll be all right."
(b) "Round and round and round we go."
(c) "Tomorrow never comes."
(d) "This is the way the world ends."

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

14. 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.

15. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Mattie Fae speaking with?
(a) Steve and Karen.
(b) Ivy and Barbara.
(c) Violet and Beverly.
(d) Charlie and Little Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ivy have a hysterectomy?

2. Who stars in the 1925 film that Jean watches on television in Act 2?

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

4. What brand of cigarettes does Jean give to Karen in Act 2?

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

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