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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many daughters does Sheriff Gilbeau have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

4. Who sorts through paperwork in the study of the Weston home in the opening of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Violet.
(b) Mattie Fae.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Bill.

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

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

7. What do Barbara and Violet physically fight over at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) A bottle of pills.
(b) A plate of chicken.
(c) A carving knive.
(d) An apple pie.

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

9. What happens to Mattie Fae's casserole in Act 2?
(a) It is devoured.
(b) It is burned.
(c) It is thrown through a window.
(d) It is dropped on the floor.

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

11. Who is the man that Ivy is involved with romantically?
(a) Bill.
(b) Little Charles.
(c) Sheriff Gilbeau.
(d) Dwayne.

12. What does Steve claim he smells on Jean's clothing in Act 2?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cat urine.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Marijuana.

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

14. What 1925 film does Jean rush in to watch on television in Act 2?
(a) The General.
(b) Phantom of the Opera.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

15. At what theater did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?
(a) The Imperial Theater.
(b) The Steppenwolf Theatre.
(c) The Lucille Lortel Theater.
(d) The Music Box Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of car does Violet say Beverly lived from the ages of four until ten?

2. From what type of store does Mattie Fae say Little Charles was fired in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Where are Barbara and Ivy in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

4. When 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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