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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. Who is the eldest of Beverly and Violet's children?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Karen.
(c) Jean.
(d) Ivy.
2. When was the photograph taken of Beverly and Violet in New York City that Mattie Fae looks at in Act 2?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1964.
3. Who is the author of the book that Johnna is reading in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Anne Lamott.
(b) T. S. Elliot.
(c) Samuel Beckett.
(d) James Joyce.
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) "Uneducated."
(d) "Educated."
5. Where does the sheriff say Beverly's body was found in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) In a lake.
(b) In a river.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) In the bay.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Violet holding in her hand at the opening of Act 2?
2. How old is Ivy?
3. What does Karen say she believes men are better than women at in Act 2?
4. What word from Act 2 refers to a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted?
5. Who accompanies Barbara when she comes downstairs when her mother is calling for her in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the temperature of the Weston home metaphorical in August: Osage County?
2. Where does the second climax occur in Act 1, Scene 4?
3. What is indicated by Sheriff Gilbeau's conversation with Bill in Act 1, Scene 4?
4. What is significant about the reference to the safety deposit box in Act 1, Scene 2?
5. How would you describe Violet's attitude toward Johnna in Act 1?
6. What is the significance of the discussion of Johnna's name in the Prologue?
7. Where do the Weston family members make arrangements to stay in Act 1, Scene 1?
8. What important exposition is established in the Prologue to August: Osage County?
9. How and why are Karen and Violet juxtaposed against one another in the beginning of Act 2?
10. What theme is predominant in Act 1, Scene 4? How is this theme developed in the scene?
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