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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does Babe reveal about Lenny to Meg?
(a) Lenny has taken up gardening as an escape.
(b) Lenny had never been on a date.
(c) Lenny tried to hang herself like their mother did.
(d) Lenny dated a man she met through an ad in the paper.

2. Chick's attitude toward Meg reveals:
(a) She is secretly happy to have Meg back.
(b) She is jealous of Meg's lifestyle.
(c) Their relationship is strained and confrontational.
(d) Their relationship will be mended over the course of the play.

3. When Doc leaves, what does Lenny do?
(a) Plans Billy Boy's funeral.
(b) Bakes a pecan pie.
(c) Continues singing Happy Birthday to herself.
(d) Tries to call Meg again.

4. Doc has come by to tell Lenny:
(a) Billy Boy has run away.
(b) Billy Boy was struck by lightning.
(c) Billy Boy was struck by a car.
(d) Billy Boy has died of old age.

5. What secret has Babe revealed to Meg about Lenny?
(a) Lenny has just turned thirty.
(b) Lenny had been dating a man named Charlie from Memphis.
(c) Lenny has not dated anyone since high school.
(d) Lenny has been covering up for Old Granddaddy's illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:

2. What is the name of the movie Meg tells Old Granddaddy she will star in?

3. Rather than sympathizing with Meg's need to "toughen up" after their mother's suicide, Lenny believes:

4. When Lenny learns her secret has been betrayed she tells Babe:

5. Lenny returns upset with Meg because:

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