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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chad take by the neck, claiming you can kill someone, by twisting it "in the right place?"
(a) Dan.
(b) Jean.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) August.

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

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

4. Who does August speak to in Act 2 Part 3?
(a) Kirsten.
(b) Dianne.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Dan.

5. August encounters a slide of himself in Act 2 Part 3. Where is he in the photograph?
(a) The excavation site.
(b) A funeral.
(c) His wedding.
(d) His college graduation.

6. What kind of seeds does Kirsten find in the sifter in Act 2?
(a) Rye.
(b) Corn.
(c) Maize.
(d) Cannibis.

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

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

9. What does Dan put on that makes Jean upset in Act 2?
(a) The death mask.
(b) A silver ring.
(c) A feather headdress.
(d) The copper beads.

10. Who is mentioned by Cynthia is planning on driving down in the morning after the discovery?
(a) Dr. Lefitt.
(b) John Wilmore.
(c) Croff.
(d) Newsweek.

11. Who is the professor who taught Delia's book in Dan's college class?
(a) Dr. Howe.
(b) Dr. Landau.
(c) Dr. Levins.
(d) Dr. Smith.

12. What does Delia consider her most serious "sin" to be?
(a) Lying.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Humiliating herself.
(d) Stealing.

13. Who suggests Jean call the County Sheriff in Act 2 Part 5?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Kirsten.
(c) August.
(d) Delia.

14. What does Delia compare the novel she wrote to in Act 2?
(a) A Russian doll.
(b) A Chinese puzzle box.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) A riddle.

15. How does Dan almost drown the previous summer?
(a) A fish pulled him under.
(b) He fell out of the boat drunk.
(c) He was knocked out by an oar.
(d) Chad pushed him off the pier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dan painting the copper beads with to preserve them in Act 2 Part 4?

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

3. When Dan and Chad arrive drunk in Act 1 Part 7, who is silently sitting in the room?

4. Who takes all of the artifacts at the end of the play?

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

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