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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Meg and Doc go together?
(a) They go to the hospital to see Old Granddaddy.
(b) They go for a ride to look at the moon.
(c) They go to his house to meet his wife, Joan.
(d) They go back to Biloxi.

2. Meg's remark, "We're getting so old," offends Lenny because:
(a) Doc does not see Meg as old.
(b) Meg says it right after she sees Lenny.
(c) Meg knows it is Lenny's birthday.
(d) Lenny feels ugly compared to Meg.

3. Babe is oddly impressed by:
(a) Willy Jay's attention to her.
(b) The amount of attention she is getting in town.
(c) The amount of coverage she has received since the shooting.
(d) The prospect of going to jail.

4. Billy Boy's death might signal:
(a) The death of hope.
(b) Granddaddy's death.
(c) A change for Lenny.
(d) A bad omen for the Magraths.

5. Why does Babe keep articles about unhappy things in her scrapbook?
(a) She wants to caution herself against repeating mistakes.
(b) She wants to believe that all the events in her life were happy.
(c) She wants to remind herself of the good days.
(d) She wants to keep an accurate record.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lenny seems to see herself as:

2. When Meg went crazy in L.A., what did she do with her jewels and valuables?

3. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:

4. Meg's motivation for lying to Old Granddaddy appears to be:

5. Lenny is surprised to find:

(see the answer key)

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