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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 song lyrics are sung to Violet in the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) "This is the way the world ends."
(b) "Round and round and round we go."
(c) "Tomorrow never comes."
(d) "I'll be all right."

2. What is Steve's last name?
(a) Fordham.
(b) Aiken.
(c) Walters.
(d) Heidebrecht.

3. Who at the dinner table is vegetarian in Act 2?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jean.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Violet.

4. At what theater did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?
(a) The Lucille Lortel Theater.
(b) The Music Box Theatre.
(c) The Imperial Theater.
(d) The Steppenwolf Theatre.

5. When did August: Osage County premiere in New York?
(a) March 12, 2008.
(b) September 12, 2007.
(c) December 30, 2008.
(d) December 4, 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie Fae reveal about Little Charles to Barbara in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. From what type of store does Mattie Fae say Little Charles was fired in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Where does Ivy tell her sisters she is planning to move in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Who stars in the 1925 film that Jean watches on television in Act 2?

5. In what kind of car does Violet say Beverly lived from the ages of four until ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Violet and Little Charles juxtaposed against one another in Act 2?

3. What leads up to the physical conflict in the end of Act 2? How is this conflict described?

4. What is revealed in Violet's description of her mother in Act 2?

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

6. What is the predominant theme in Act 3, Scene 1?

7. What is significant about Barbara's comment "I'm still here" in Act 3?

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

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

10. How is the theme of competition illustrated in Act 3?

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