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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 does Ivy hurl to the ground and smash in Act 3, Scene 5?
2. How old was Violet when she had a crush on Raymond?
3. What does Steve claim he was doing when he was Jean's age in Act 2?
4. Violet tells Barbara in Act 3, Scene 5, "You had better understand this, you smug little ingrate, there is at least one reason Beverly killed himself and that is" what?
5. At the dinner table in Act 2, Violet says, "Some people get antagonized by" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is revealed in Violet's description of her mother in Act 2?
2. What leads up to the physical conflict in the end of Act 2? How is this conflict described?
3. What is the violence in Acts 2 and 3 representative of thematically?
4. What is significant about Barbara's comment "I'm still here" in Act 3?
5. How does Violet feel about her circumstances in Act 3, Scene 5?
6. How has Barbara's character evolved in Act 3, Scene 2?
7. What triggers the conflict between Barbara and Violet in Act 2?
8. What happens when Barbara and Violet are left alone together in Act 3, Scene 1?
9. How does Johnna respond to Barbara when they discuss Johnna's employment in Act 3, Scene 3?
10. How would you describe Mattie Fae Aiken's character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the theme of breaking free in August: Osage County. What characters in the play attempt to break free from their families and/or pasts? Are they successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of longing for connection in August: Osage County. How does this theme manifest itself through the main characters? How is the theme developed through action in the plot? What symbolism and/or imagery relates to this theme?
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