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

2. What musician's album does Charlie discover by the stereo in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) John Lennon's album.
(b) Adele's album.
(c) David Bowie's album.
(d) Eric Clapton's album.

3. To whom did Beverly dedicate the book he wrote?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Jean.
(c) Violet.
(d) Barbara.

4. 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) "Drinking."
(b) "Research."
(c) "Television time."
(d) "Writing."

5. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Robbing a bank.
(b) Killing his wife.
(c) Stealing a car.
(d) Killing a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the boy that Jean says she used to date in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

4. Why does Violet tell Barbara that Beverly was disappointed in her in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What is Violet holding in her hand at the opening of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing can be seen in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

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

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

6. What is significant about Violet's comments about aging women in Act 2?

7. What is indicated by Sheriff Gilbeau's conversation with Bill in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

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

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

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