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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does August say was found in the lake in Act 2 Part 5?
(a) Chad's body.
(b) An oar from Chad's boat.
(c) The god-king mask.
(d) Dan's body.

2. August refers to the dig as what in Act 2 Part 3?
(a) A miserable failure.
(b) A salvage operation in which we salvaged nothing.
(c) The curse that cost him his marriage.
(d) The greatest acheivement of his life.

3. What is Dan painting the copper beads with to preserve them in Act 2 Part 4?
(a) Oil.
(b) Soap.
(c) Turpentine.
(d) Nail polish.

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

5. In Act 1 Part 7, August shows a slide photo of a man and says he's "the wise old bird who owns the place." Who is it?
(a) Mr. Mills.
(b) Chad Jasker.
(c) Old Man Jasker.
(d) Mr. Shoals.

6. What does August say has never been discovered from Mississippian Culture?
(a) The grave of a god-king.
(b) An altar.
(c) Signs of poetry and literature.
(d) Indications of cannibalism.

7. What has happened to Chad's Oldsmobile in Act 2 Part 4?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) He sold it.
(c) He wrecked it.
(d) He painted it.

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

9. What does August accuse Chad of after the discovery at the dig?
(a) Cheating him of money.
(b) Being a fool.
(c) Being only concerned with making a profit.
(d) Cheating with his wife.

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. Who suggests the tribal people might have been cannibals?
(a) Jean.
(b) August.
(c) Chad.
(d) Dan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How big does Dan say the bass they caught is?

2. What was the bone awl that August displays made from?

3. What does Delia do to calm down the hysterical Jean in Act 2?

4. What does the Chinese proverb say that Jean quotes?

5. What does Delia say was in the "last box" of her novel?

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