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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan complain about at the dig site in Act 1?
(a) Townspeople crowding around.
(b) The lack of assistance.
(c) The ignorance of August.
(d) His wife getting in the way.

2. In what month does the play begin?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) October.

3. What are the directions that August gives Dianne regarding his recording?
(a) To listen to them.
(b) To match them with the corresponding slides.
(c) To mail them to the university.
(d) To type them up.

4. Where is the airport August is going to in Act 1?
(a) Ouachita.
(b) Paducah.
(c) Blue Shoals.
(d) Mountain Springs.

5. What does Delia say in Act 1 that she is frantically beating the bushes for?
(a) Herself.
(b) Something to believe in.
(c) Her sight.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives drunk at the door in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?

2. What does Cynthia say the posts were used for in Act 1?

3. Which character does August say is coming to stay with them unexpectedly?

4. Whom does Delia refer to as a hustler in Act 2?

5. Why do Dan and August leave to go back to the dig site at the end of Act 2 Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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