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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) Charlie and Ivy.
(b) Sheriff Gilbeau.
(c) Karen and Steve.
(d) Johnna and Beverly.

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

3. For whom does Johnna say she works at the Weston home in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) For Beverly.
(b) For Jean.
(c) For herself.
(d) For Violet.

4. What does Barbara accuse Violet of being at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) A bad wife.
(d) A murderer.

5. For how many years does Charlie say he's been married to Mattie Fae in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) 16.
(b) 33.
(c) 38.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steve say to Jean as he exits with Karen in Act 2?

2. How old does Jean claim to be when she is talking with Steve in Act 2?

3. When did August: Osage County premiere in New York?

4. Where does Sheriff Gilbeau say his father lives in a nursing home in Act 3, Scene 4?

5. What is Steve's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What triggers the conflict between Barbara and Violet in Act 2?

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

3. How has Barbara's character evolved in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

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

7. What is significant about Ivy's revelation of who she is seeing in Act 2?

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

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

10. What is the "truth" that Little Charles ultimately confesses in Act 2?

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