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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. What is Barbara wearing in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

2. At the dinner table in Act 2, Violet says, "Some people get antagonized by" what?

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

4. Who is in the kitchen when Charlie and Little Charles arrive in Act 2?

5. What does Barbara do at the end of her conversation with Violet in Act 3, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the significance of Violet's story about the boots in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflicts that arise in Act 2 of the play. What physical conflicts take place? What leads up to these conflicts? Are the conflicts in Act 2 resolved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Barbara's relationship with Sheriff Gilbeau. How is the history of Barbara's relationship with Gilbeau described? What is their current relationship like? How does this relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the parent/child relationships in August: Osage County. How would you describe the different mother/daughter relationships in the play? How would you describe the father/son relationships? What symbolism in the narrative relates to this theme?

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