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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dan say he fell asleep wrapped around in New York?
(a) A stop sign.
(b) A street post.
(c) A fire-alarm box.
(d) A mailbox.

3. How many students are there to assist on the dig?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

4. Which character says, "The natives get restless at night. The dogs raid the hen houses?"
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Dan.
(c) Delia.
(d) August.

5. Jean asks Chad if he will move the house when the lake comes in. What is his response?
(a) It isn't worth the cost.
(b) They will build a new one.
(c) Yes.
(d) He has already sold it.

6. Why does Dan rattle on during his conversation with Delia in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is stoned.
(c) He is distracted by his wife's affair.
(d) He is nervous.

7. What does Delia claim was the model for Camus' The Plague?
(a) Oran.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) New Zealand.

8. Which character says, in Act 1, "We'd be working somewhere else if our work here wasn't important?"
(a) Jean.
(b) August.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Dan.

9. What does Chad offer to give Jean in Act 1?
(a) The house.
(b) His share of the lease.
(c) A dog.
(d) The model.

10. Jean suggests to Delia in Act 1 Part 5 that what is different about the excavation this year versus the previous one?
(a) Chad.
(b) The atmosphere.
(c) Dan.
(d) The townspeople.

11. How many times does Cynthia say Delia has contacted them in the past 10 years?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Three.
(d) Once.

12. What activity is Jean doing in Act 1 Part 4?
(a) Push-ups.
(b) Sit-ups.
(c) Jumping rope.
(d) Jogging.

13. How old is Kirsten?
(a) Eight.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

14. Who calls Dan a Howdy-Dowdy, hale-fellow, nice guy in Act 1?
(a) Delia.
(b) Jean.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) August.

15. Where is the dig site located?
(a) Eastern Missouri.
(b) Northern Arkansas.
(c) Mountain Springs, Kentucky.
(d) Blue Shoals, Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many villagers does Dan say supposedly were in Cahokia?

2. What is Delia's last name?

3. Delia talks of a soothsayer in Dombey and Son. Who changed the future in the book?

4. Who does Kirsten ask Delia about in Act 1 Part 4?

5. Jean asks Delia, "Where does it hurt, D.K.?" What is Delia's reply?

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