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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. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Barbara speaking with?
(a) Karen and Steve.
(b) Charlie and Ivy.
(c) Johnna and Beverly.
(d) Sheriff Gilbeau.

2. In the three-way-split conversation that occurs in Act 2, who is Violet speaking with?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Susan.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Charlie.

3. What does Steve claim he was doing when he was Jean's age in Act 2?
(a) Having a baby.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Cattle processing.

4. What does Violet offer to give Barbara as the family begins to eat dinner in Act 2?
(a) A sideboard.
(b) Her wedding ring.
(c) A dress.
(d) A coffee table.

5. How does Steve describe his family's heritage in Act 2?
(a) Irish-Italian.
(b) Lebanese.
(c) German-Irish.
(d) Cheyenne.

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom was Jean named, according to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. What is Barbara wearing in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

3. Who berates Jean for watching a movie on television in Act 2?

4. When does Ivy say she is leaving in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. Who says grace before the funeral dinner in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Little Charles? What is his relationship to the Weston family?

2. What takes place when Johnna enters the kitchen in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What is the violence in Acts 2 and 3 representative of thematically?

4. How does Johnna respond to Barbara when they discuss Johnna's employment in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. What secret does Mattie Fae reveal to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 1?

6. What does Sheriff Gilbeau reveal to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 4?

7. What is revealed of Beverly's death in Act 3, Scene 5?

8. How does irony come into play in the final moments of Act 3, Scene 5?

9. What happens when Barbara and Violet are left alone together in Act 3, Scene 1?

10. What is the significance of Violet's story about the boots in Act 3, Scene 1?

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