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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where on the set do the projections appear, according to the stage directions?
(a) On the back wall.
(b) On the desk.
(c) On a curtain.
(d) On a screen at the front of the stage.

2. What does August state on the recorder that he intends to do at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Write a letter to his wife.
(b) Re-sort his life.
(c) Illustrate the current expedition.
(d) Go through what is left of the wreckage of the expedition.

3. What does Dan ask August not to reveal to the others in early Act 1?
(a) That he is leaving.
(b) That Jean is sick.
(c) That he has married Jean.
(d) That Jean is pregnant.

4. What do the lights begin to reveal at the end of Act 1 Part 1?
(a) The dig site.
(b) The house in Blue Shoals.
(c) The University.
(d) The lake.

5. What is the name of the person to whom August speaks in the tape recorder?
(a) Dianne.
(b) Robert.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Jean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jean asks Chad if he will move the house when the lake comes in. What is his response?

2. What does Dan complain about at the dig site in Act 1?

3. How do we know when August is alone in his study?

4. Which character says, "Jesus, dear God, but it's bleak here."

5. How many summers did August say that they had previously spent excavating at the site in Act 1?

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