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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Violet says that Beverly was a "world-class alcoholic" for more than how many years in Act 2?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

2. What is the last name of the boy Raymond that Violet describes in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) West.
(b) Aiken.
(c) Fordham.
(d) Qualls.

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

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

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

6. 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) "Ivy."
(b) "Me."
(c) "You."
(d) "Failure."

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

8. Who runs the County Squire Motel?
(a) Johnna Monevata
(b) Paul Anderson.
(c) Chitra Naidu.
(d) Alex Watson.

9. By what name does Mattie Fae call Little Charles when she enters in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Liberace.
(c) Prince.
(d) Fatso.

10. During dinner in Act 2, Violet says, "That today's the send-off Bev should've got if he died around" what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1969.

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

12. 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) Get a divorce.
(c) Send Violet to a rehabilitation clinic.
(d) Find a way to end Ivy's relationship with Little Charles.

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

14. Who is in the kitchen when Charlie and Little Charles arrive in Act 2?
(a) Jean and Barbara.
(b) Karen and Steve.
(c) Violet and Beverly.
(d) Bill and Barbara.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many years does Charlie say he's been married to Mattie Fae in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. What do Barbara and Violet physically fight over at the dinner table in Act 2?

4. At what theater did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?

5. What does Violet offer to give Barbara as the family begins to eat dinner in Act 2?

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