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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the bone awl that August displays made from?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A wolf.

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

5. What do Chad and Dan argue over the risk of in Act 1 Part 7?
(a) Mixing beer with marijuana.
(b) Mixing beer and milk.
(c) Mixing beer and whiskey.
(d) Mixing whiskey with wine.

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

7. Whom does Delia refer to as a hustler in Act 2?
(a) Dan.
(b) Chad.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) August.

8. What does Delia say was in the "last box" of her novel?
(a) The truth.
(b) Another book.
(c) Her father.
(d) A lie.

9. Who gives an angry speech about Mr. Cochise, who was the creator of the awl-bone tool found at the site?
(a) August.
(b) Delia.
(c) Dan.
(d) Cynthia.

10. 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) Chad Jasker.
(b) Old Man Jasker.
(c) Mr. Mills.
(d) Mr. Shoals.

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

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

13. Why is Delia wearing "real clothes" the morning of Act 2 Part 5?
(a) She is well.
(b) She is having a party.
(c) She plans on leaving today.
(d) She is going to visit the dig site.

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

15. Who is present at the opening of Act 2?
(a) August and Delia.
(b) Dan, Chad and Kirsten.
(c) Cynthia, Jean and Dan.
(d) Everyone except Kirsten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan states that there's a law - "since 1954 - in this state - against" what?

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

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

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

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

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