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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. Whose green bean casserole does Barbara call inedible in Act 2?
(a) Johnna's.
(b) Fannie Mae's.
(c) Violet's.
(d) Jean's.
2. Who consoles Barbara when she collapses in tears after hearing of her father's death in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Violet.
(b) Johnna.
(c) Karen.
(d) Ivy.
3. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Blackness; then, a single flashlight appears upstage left."
(b) "Red and blue police flashers bounce light across the front porch."
(c) "Sunlight shines through the blinds."
(d) "A spotlight shines at the up-left area of the stage."
4. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Cola.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tea.
(d) Scotch.
5. How long does Mattie Fae say it's been since they've visited Violet's home in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
3. When did "all structural care" cease on the Weston home, according to the stage directions in the Prologue?
4. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?
5. With whom did Steve go to get wine in Act 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where does Act 2 begin?
2. What is significant about the conversation between Ivy and Violet in the beginning of Act 2?
3. What is significant about the references to Barbara's career in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. How is the temperature of the Weston home metaphorical in August: Osage County?
5. What is significant about the reference to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 1, Scene 1?
6. How would you describe Violet's attitude toward Johnna in Act 1?
7. How would you compare Barbara to Violet in Act 1, Scene 1?
8. What literary allusions does Beverly Weston make in the play's Prologue?
9. What is the first climax that occurs in Act 1, Scene 4?
10. What is the significance of Jean's partaking of marijuana in Act 1, Scene 2?
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