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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what theater did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?

2. Where does Violet describe Beverly giving a talk at an alumni dinner while drunk in Act 2?

3. What does Johnna use as a weapon against Steve in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. When did August: Osage County premiere in Chicago?

5. Who berates Jean for watching a movie on television in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Violet feel about her circumstances in Act 3, Scene 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of literary allusion throughout August: Osage County. What poets and authors are discussed and/or quoted in the story? How do these authors and their works relate thematically to August: Osage County? What is the significance of Beverly's book of poetry?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Weston home in August: Osage County. How large is the house? How are the various rooms described in the play's stage directions? How does the house and its appearance reflect upon the lives of its inhabitants?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Jean in the play. How old is Jean? How would you describe Jean's relationships with her mother and father? Whom does Jean become closest to in the course of the play? Why?

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