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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does August repeat several times at the end of Act 2 Part 3?
(a) Legacy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Life.
(d) Meaning.

2. What is the last image we see in the play?
(a) The lake.
(b) August standing alone.
(c) A slide of Dan.
(d) The view of the house.

3. What had Dan mentioned celebrating the discovery of the god-king to Jean with?
(a) A party.
(b) A case of beer.
(c) A mescaline trip.
(d) A fishing trip.

4. What does August say about the lake in the beginning of Act 2 Part 2?
(a) It would not be built.
(b) It kept rising every day.
(c) It was a curse.
(d) It had flooded the dig site.

5. What does Dan say the God-King dressed in?
(a) Animal hides.
(b) Golden jewelry.
(c) Eagles feathers.
(d) Swan feathers.

6. What is the top caste that Dan and August speak of for the ancient people?
(a) The Chiefs.
(b) The Honored Men.
(c) The Nobles.
(d) The Suns.

7. What does Delia ask Jean to do at the very end of Act 1?
(a) To close the door.
(b) To leave her alone.
(c) To turn off the lights.
(d) To make her a drink.

8. How many mounds does August claim have been opened in North American discovery?
(a) Thousands.
(b) 500.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,200.

9. Who comes to the house looking for Dan in Act 3 Part 5?
(a) Jean.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Chad.
(d) The archeology students.

10. What class, or caste of people could marry anyone within the ancient caste system?
(a) The Suns.
(b) The Stinkards.
(c) The Chiefs.
(d) The Honored Men.

11. What is the mask that's been discovered made of?
(a) Copper.
(b) Iron.
(c) Gold.
(d) Clay.

12. When does August say Delia left the house she grew up in?
(a) When she was 17.
(b) When she was 7.
(c) When she was 9.
(d) When she was 12.

13. What does Delia do to calm down the hysterical Jean in Act 2?
(a) She slaps her.
(b) She makes her a drink.
(c) She calls for Cynthia.
(d) She takes her outside.

14. What does Chad learn about Jean in Act 2 Part 4?
(a) That she's in love with him.
(b) That she's married.
(c) That she's pregnant.
(d) That she has written a book.

15. Who reveals that the interstate won't be built to Chad?
(a) Kirsten.
(b) Dan.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does August accuse Chad of after the discovery at the dig?

2. What does Delia compare the novel she wrote to in Act 2?

3. Who does August speak to in Act 2 Part 3?

4. What literary term defines August's statement of blindness to the passing moon?

5. Who persistently chases after Jean in Act 2, despite her protestations?

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