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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) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

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

3. What does Mattie Fae reveal about Little Charles to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He is Beverly's son.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He was adopted.
(d) He is gay.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. What does Steve do to Jean as he exits behind Karen in Act 2?
(a) He "pinches Jean on the rear-end."
(b) He "slips a pack of cigarettes into Jean's shirt pocket."
(c) He "squeezes Jean's hand."
(d) He "rubs his hand over the entirety of Jean's face."

9. What does Ivy hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) Her plate of food.
(c) A vase.
(d) A glass of wine.

10. 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) "Ivy."
(d) "You."

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

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

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

14. In what kind of car does Violet say Beverly lived from the ages of four until ten?
(a) A Chevy pickup truck.
(b) A Pontiac sedan.
(c) A Ford Astro van.
(d) A VW bus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the house are Barbara and Johnna at the top of Act 3, Scene 3?

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

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

4. Who is in the kitchen when Charlie and Little Charles arrive in Act 2?

5. Where does Karen say she'll be in January as she leaves in Act 3, Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

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