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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan say the sign read when he woke up drunk in New York?
(a) "Dial 911."
(b) "Fire alert."
(c) "Police."
(d) "You must answer to get help."

2. Jean asks Delia, "Where does it hurt, D.K.?" What is Delia's reply?
(a) It doesn't.
(b) My liver.
(c) It hurts everywhere.
(d) Doctor, it's a pain in the ass.

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

4. Jean says that in one village six men were laid out ceremonially with what cut off?
(a) Their genitalia.
(b) Their right hands.
(c) Their legs.
(d) Their heads.

5. Which character does August say is coming to stay with them unexpectedly?
(a) Chad.
(b) Delia.
(c) Jean.
(d) Kirsten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jean and Dan argue over in Act 1?

2. Where does August say that the remains of an extensive village were discovered?

3. Who tells Delia that the book is a success and "she was a failure?"

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

5. What is the setting at the very beginning of Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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