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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. By what name does Mattie Fae call Little Charles when she enters in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Liberace.
(b) Prince.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Fatso.

2. What gift had Violet asked her mother for Christmas, according to her story in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A train set.
(b) A pair of earrings.
(c) Cowgirl boots.
(d) A dress.

3. Where is Johnna at the top of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the living room.

4. Where are Barbara and Ivy in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In the study.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the guest bedroom.

5. Who runs the County Squire Motel?
(a) Alex Watson.
(b) Chitra Naidu.
(c) Paul Anderson.
(d) Johnna Monevata

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Barbara and Violet physically fight over at the dinner table in Act 2?

2. What song lyrics are sung to Violet in the end of Act 3, Scene 5?

3. Who is the man that Ivy is involved with romantically?

4. Where does Barbara say her husband and daughter have gone in Act 3, Scene 4?

5. What does Violet offer to give Barbara as the family begins to eat dinner in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where in Act 3, Scene 5 does the climax of the plot occur?

4. How would you describe the character of Steve when he is introduced in Act 2?

5. What is ironic about Karen's discussion of the past in Act 2?

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

7. What is revealed of Mattie Fae's character in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

9. What conversation takes place between Charlie and Mattie Fae when they are left alone in Act 3, Scene 1?

10. How would you describe Mattie Fae Aiken's character?

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