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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlie watching on television in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) A hockey game.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A football game.

2. In the Prologue, Beverly tells Johnna, "I know how to launder my dirty undies... done it all my life, me or my wife, but I'm finding it's getting in the way of my" what?
(a) "Research."
(b) "Drinking."
(c) "Television time."
(d) "Writing."

3. What word from Act 2 refers to a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted?
(a) Contingency.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Incendiary.
(d) Aristocracy.

4. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Knitting a sweater.
(b) Kissing the sheriff.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Pouring a drink.

5. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(b) Steve and Karen.
(c) Ivy and Karen.
(d) Bill and Jean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sheriff say Beverly's body was found in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. At what time does Act 2 begin?

3. To where does Karen describe her imaginary husband giving her vacation tickets in Act 2?

4. Where does Johnna enter from when Violet calls for Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

5. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the Weston family members make arrangements to stay in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What literary allusions does Beverly Weston make in the play's Prologue?

3. What is the first climax that occurs in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What theme is introduced in Act 1, Scene 1 of August: Osage County?

5. What is the significance of the discussion of Johnna's name in the Prologue?

6. What is significant about the references to Barbara's career in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. Where does the second climax occur in Act 1, Scene 4?

8. What is significant about the reference to the safety deposit box in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. What is significant about the revelations regarding Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 1, Scene 4?

10. How and why are Karen and Violet juxtaposed against one another in the beginning of Act 2?

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