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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Chick suggests Lenny wait at home and do what?
(a) Convince Doc to leave right away.
(b) Convince Meg to leave right away.
(c) Greet Babe when she arrives.
(d) Wait for the hospital to call.

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 wants to tell their granddaddy about it.
(c) She is genuinely concerned about Meg's welfare.
(d) She knows Meg is getting famous and wants to be part of the action.

5. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:
(a) Distant and cold.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Violent.
(d) Tentative.

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

7. 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.

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

9. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:
(a) She was never allowed to speak to them.
(b) She has had her heart broken.
(c) She is ashamed of her shrunken ovary.
(d) She doesn't trust them since their Daddy left.

10. Barnette plans to win the case by arguing:
(a) Murder in the first degree.
(b) Guilty by reason of insanity.
(c) Self-defense or guilty of manslaughter.
(d) Self-defense or not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

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

12. Lenny's birthday gift turns out to be a box of candy, which suggests:
(a) Chick has put no thought into the gift.
(b) Lenny is overweight.
(c) Chick cares a great deal about Lenny.
(d) Lenny has a sweet tooth.

13. Chick's physical appearance suggests:
(a) She wants the attention of men.
(b) She is a refined Southern lady.
(c) She is a woman concerned with appearances.
(d) She does not care what others think of her.

14. When the girls argue about the lawyer, the mood becomes:
(a) Angry and confrontational.
(b) Joyous and celebratory.
(c) Angry and violent.
(d) Reflective and sober.

15. Lenny has agreed to hire Barnette Lloyd:
(a) Because he is the best lawyer in town.
(b) As a last resort.
(c) As a favor to a friend.
(d) Because he has a crush on Babe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through the dialog, it becomes apparent that Zackery Botrelle:

2. When Barnette Lloyd arrives, Babe:

3. Babe is oddly impressed by:

4. Meg explains their mother's suicide by telling Babe:

5. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:

(see the answer keys)

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