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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 happens to Mattie Fae's casserole in Act 2?
(a) It is burned.
(b) It is devoured.
(c) It is dropped on the floor.
(d) It is thrown through a window.

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

3. When did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?
(a) June 28, 2007.
(b) July 5, 2006.
(c) September 12, 2007.
(d) March 1, 2008.

4. Who stars in the 1925 film that Jean watches on television in Act 2?
(a) Lon Chaney.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Violet describe her mother giving to her for Christmas in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

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

5. How does Barbara describe her daughter when talking to Sheriff Gilbeau in Act 3, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does irony apply to Violet's character in August: Osage County?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the house's temperature in Act 2?

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