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. How old does Steve guess that Jean is when he sits down with her during the movie in Act 2?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

2. When does Violet say she called the motel where Beverly was staying before his death?
(a) On Saturday.
(b) On Sunday.
(c) On Tuesday.
(d) On Monday.

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

4. When did August: Osage County win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2010.

5. What disease does Sheriff Gilbeau say his father suffers from in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Alzheimer's.

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

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

8. Where does Ivy tell her sisters she is planning to move in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Mexico.

9. What does Barbara hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A bowl.
(c) A vase.
(d) A glass of wine.

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

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

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

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

14. 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?
(a) "Me."
(b) "Failure."
(c) "You."
(d) "Ivy."

15. Who brings in Mattie Fae's casserole in Act 2?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Sheriff Gilbeau.
(c) Little Charles.
(d) Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steve do to Jean as he exits behind Karen in Act 2?

2. What is Steve's last name?

3. What does Little Charles say to his father as they arrive in Act 2?

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

5. What does Barbara accuse Violet of being at the dinner table in Act 2?

(see the answer keys)

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