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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How big does Dan say the bass they caught is?
(a) Seven pounds.
(b) Twelve pounds.
(c) Nine pounds.
(d) Six pounds.

3. Where does Dan take the archeology students in Act 2?
(a) To his boat.
(b) To the dig site.
(c) To a cave.
(d) To a motel.

4. When does August say to the recorder that they left the house for the last time?
(a) October 12.
(b) August 8.
(c) September 1.
(d) July 7.

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

6. Why does Dan say he jumped into the water in the end of Act 1?
(a) To test his life jacket.
(b) For fun.
(c) To see if Chad would save him.
(d) To catch the fish.

7. Who is found in the dark wearing the god-king mask in Act 2 Part 5?
(a) Delia.
(b) Dan.
(c) Chad.
(d) August.

8. What does August say to Delia at the end of Act 2 Part 4, as a means of lashing out at her?
(a) That he always hated her.
(b) That he wished she were dead.
(c) That their father never cared about her writing.
(d) That she was adopted.

9. What does Cynthia do with the film of photographs of the artifacts in Act 2?
(a) She gives it to Chad.
(b) She unravels it.
(c) She throws it into the lake.
(d) She gives it to August.

10. What is being examined at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A slide.
(c) The lake.
(d) A polaroid.

11. Who is August with in Act 2 Part 3?
(a) Dan.
(b) No one.
(c) Delia.
(d) Cynthia.

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

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

14. What does Dan rush in exclaiming to Jean in Act 2 Part 4?
(a) They've found the grave of a god-king.
(b) They've discovered the great temple.
(c) The dam has flooded.
(d) They have lost everything.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Dan and August leave to go back to the dig site at the end of Act 2 Part 1?

2. Dan says that in 1500 a tribe ended up in Mississippi. What were they called?

3. What had Dan mentioned celebrating the discovery of the god-king to Jean with?

4. What is the life expectancy of the villagers where the dig is taking place?

5. What does Dan suggest Delia write a book and title it?

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