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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which geographic region does the Giddens family live?
(a) The West.
(b) The North.
(c) The Atlantic Coast.
(d) The South.

2. What is Horace's initial response to his family's communications?
(a) He does not respond.
(b) He refuses to talk with them.
(c) He says "absolutely not."
(d) He tells Alexandra to tell them no.

3. What does Oscar like about Jekyll Island?
(a) It has great shooting.
(b) The scenery.
(c) The pecans there are huge.
(d) Getting away from his wife.

4. What does Birdie detest about her husband's hobby?
(a) He never wins, and loses much of their money.
(b) The smell of paints.
(c) The smell of cigar smoke.
(d) He kills animals then throws them away.

5. In which city is Alexandra's father?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Portland.
(d) Ann Arbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is Birdie concerned about health-wise?

2. What was the special occasion in Act 1?

3. Who announces to the family that the dinner guests are about to enter the parlor?

4. What drink does the butler bring into the parlor in Act 1?

5. What played a role in the fall of the Lionnet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Birdie's dislike for her husband's shooting hobby.

2. What are Horace's instructions to Cal in Act 3?

3. What does Regina say happens to her brothers if Horace lives? What if he dies?

4. How does the audience know Alexandra will really leave?

5. Discuss Ben's thoughts on the downfall of Lionnet.

6. What does Regina cruelly accuse Horace of at the end of Act 2 and what is his response?

7. Discuss Mr. Marshall's comment that Southern aristocrats stay together and keep what belongs to them.

8. Discuss Alexandra's attitude at the end of Act 3.

9. Why does Ben's family really now own Lionnet?

10. What are Mr. Marshall's thoughts about Southerners?

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