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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meg protests to the idea of Doc's wife because:
(a) His wife is a Yankee.
(b) His wife is Southern.
(c) She still has feelings for Doc and wants to tell him.
(d) She detests artists because she is jealous of them.

2. Meg arrives in town without knowing:
(a) That Doc still loves her.
(b) That Babe shot Zackery.
(c) That Chick disapproves of her.
(d) That Zackery was shot.

3. Granddaddy's comment that Zackery was the best man for Babe whether she knew it or not implies:
(a) Zackery threatened Babe into marrying him.
(b) Granddaddy was not interested in her happiness.
(c) Babe was thrilled to marry him.
(d) Babe was not happy to marry him.

4. Chick asks Meg about her singing career because:
(a) She knows Meg has failed as a singer and wants her to feel badly about it.
(b) She knows Meg is getting famous and wants to be part of the action.
(c) She is genuinely concerned about Meg's welfare.
(d) She wants to tell their granddaddy about it.

5. Granddaddy's attitude about Meg's singing career shows:
(a) He is supportive but naive about show business.
(b) He disapproves of her choice of careers.
(c) He believes she will fail.
(d) He wants her to succeed, but won't use his connections to help her.

6. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:
(a) She wants to get the story over with as quickly as possible.
(b) She has given up entirely.
(c) She is prepared to tell the truth, and does not need to
(d) She is angry with Meg for dragging the story out of her.

7. Lenny appears to be jealous about:
(a) Doc's new baby.
(b) Doc's new wife.
(c) Doc's attention to Chick.
(d) Doc's interest in Meg.

8. Babe seems to blame their mother's death on:
(a) The cat's misbehavior.
(b) Society's judgement of women.
(c) The pressures of being a single mother.
(d) Their father's abandonment.

9. Doc's gift to Lenny is:
(a) A sack of peanuts.
(b) A sack of walnuts.
(c) A sack of pecans.
(d) A sack of almonds.

10. The most pressing matter of the moment is:
(a) Getting Doc out of the house before Meg sees him.
(b) Picking up Babe from prison.
(c) Visiting Granddaddy at the hospital.
(d) Taking Chick's children to the doctor.

11. Babe will not talk to Barnette Lloyd because:
(a) She does not believe he can properly defend her.
(b) She wants to go to jail.
(c) She is protecting her teenage lover.
(d) She is ashamed of herself for shooting Zackery.

12. Meg and Babe remember their mother's death differently because:
(a) Meg refuses to believe her mother committed suicide.
(b) Meg is not as realistic as Babe.
(c) Babe loved their mother and Meg did not.
(d) Meg was older than Babe when their mother died.

13. Through the dialog, it becomes apparent that Zackery Botrelle:
(a) Felt unloved by his wife.
(b) Tried to make his marriage work.
(c) Was emotionally and physically abusive of his wife.
(d) Ignored his wife, which drove her to the affair with Willy Jay.

14. During the argument Lenny reveals:
(a) Doc had visited earlier.
(b) Chick does not want Meg around.
(c) It is her birthday.
(d) Granddaddy is angry with Meg.

15. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:
(a) She is unsympathetic and self-interested.
(b) She is afraid they will forget what happened,.
(c) She is untouched by the situation and doesn't remember much about it.
(d) She is the only responsible one in the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Doc leaves, what does Lenny do?

2. When Chick arrives with Babe, she is upset because:

3. Doc has apparently:

4. When the sisters discover it is Lenny's birthday they decide to:

5. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:

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