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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 does Barbara say divorce is in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) "An inevitable part of marriage."
(b) "An embarrassing public admission of defeat."
(c) "A separation of family, love, and togetherness."
(d) "A struggle of opposing wills."

2. Whose cell phone rings during grace at the dinner table in Act 2?
(a) Charlie's.
(b) Ivy's.
(c) Little Charles's.
(d) Steve's.

3. What does Karen take Steve in the backyard to show him in Act 2?
(a) A swing set.
(b) A fort.
(c) A rose bush.
(d) A trampoline.

4. What does Violet describe her mother giving to her for Christmas in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) New cowgirl boots.
(b) A stocking of coal.
(c) Men's work boots.
(d) A vacuum cleaner.

5. What is Barbara wearing in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) A pantsuit.
(b) An evening gown.
(c) A blue dress.
(d) A nightgown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Little Charles say to his father as they arrive in Act 2?

3. Violet claims in Act 2 that she was attacked by one of her "mother's many gentlemen friends" with what weapon?

4. What does Barbara hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. What is the last name of the boy Raymond that Violet describes in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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