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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Delia that the book is a success and "she was a failure?"
(a) August.
(b) Her publisher.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

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

3. At the beginning of Act 1 Part 6, there is a slide of a fire. What does August say this is?
(a) The tribal villagers.
(b) The house burning.
(c) A sacrifice ritual.
(d) A weenie roast.

4. Where does August say that the remains of an extensive village were discovered?
(a) Across the river.
(b) In the neighboring town.
(c) Under the lake bed.
(d) Not six hundred yards from the house.

5. What does Delia say she did after finishing her book?
(a) Got drunk for three days.
(b) Went to a party.
(c) Made a fortune.
(d) Hid it under her bed.

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

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

8. What is Jean called as a child?
(a) Jean.
(b) Mary Jean.
(c) Jay.
(d) Jeannie.

9. How does Dan say is the only way to feel completely safe on the sidewalks of New York?
(a) With a weapon.
(b) Stoned.
(c) In daylight.
(d) Completely drunk.

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

11. What is the name of Delia's second book?
(a) Spindrift.
(b) The Doctor.
(c) Seven Nights.
(d) The Last Days.

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

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

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

15. What does Dan say his roommate studied in college?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Computer science.
(d) Medieval History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character won a national spelling bee as a kid?

2. Why does Dan rattle on during his conversation with Delia in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?

3. Who comes in with a flashlight and discovers Delia in the living room in Act 1 Part 6?

4. What does Chad have a model of in Act 1?

5. In Act 1, Dan says "A person isn't happy unless ________."

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