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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. Why does August have to go to the airport in Act 1?
(a) To fly to the university.
(b) To pick up Jean and Dan.
(c) To get his sister.
(d) To pick up his brother.

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

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

4. What is the setting at the very beginning of Act 1?
(a) August's study.
(b) The site of the dig.
(c) The university.
(d) The kitchen of August's home.

5. How do we know when August is alone in his study?
(a) The lighting confines to this area only.
(b) The desk rises from beneath the stage.
(c) It is projected on the screen.
(d) There is a full set change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries Delia into the house in Act 1?

2. Where does August say that his sister was "scraped off the street?"

3. What does August say that they were racing against early in Act 1?

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

5. Whom does August say Cynthia believes herself to be when speaking to the recorder in Act 1 Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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