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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. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 40 years ago.
(d) 30 years ago.

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

3. Where is August: Osage County set?
(a) Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
(b) Chattanooga, Tennessee.
(c) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(d) Tuscon, Arizona.

4. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?
(a) "Unemployed."
(b) "Lazy."
(c) "Educated."
(d) "Uneducated."

5. What is the name of Sheriff Gilbeau's father?
(a) Roger Gilbeau.
(b) Sidney Gilbeau.
(c) C. J. Gilbeau.
(d) J. R. Gilbeau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week was it when Beverly disappeared?

2. What is Charlie watching on television in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Barbara tell Jean do promise her in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. From what Native American tribe did Johnna descend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the conversation between Ivy and Violet in the beginning of Act 2?

3. What information is revealed in the Stage Directions in the beginning of the play?

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

5. How is the theme of interpersonal responsibilities illustrated in the beginning of Act 2?

6. What is ironic about Karen's descriptions of Steve in the beginning of Act 2?

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

8. How does the revelation of Beverly's death tie into the themes of the play?

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

10. What information is revealed to the reader/audience in Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer keys)

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