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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jean says to Delia that the Temple Mound People were likely runaways from whom?
(a) The Toltecs.
(b) The Cherokee.
(c) The Incas.
(d) The Aztecs.

2. What does August state on the recorder that he intends to do at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Go through what is left of the wreckage of the expedition.
(b) Re-sort his life.
(c) Write a letter to his wife.
(d) Illustrate the current expedition.

3. How old is the character Chad Jasker?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Twenty-eight.

4. Which character says in Act 1, "The truth is in dreams and nightmares, but you haven't succeeded in getting that down?"
(a) Delia.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Dan.
(d) August.

5. Delia claims in Act 1 to have a terror of what?
(a) Heights.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Gathering moss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia claim was the model for Camus' The Plague?

2. What is Delia's last name?

3. Jean asks Chad if he will move the house when the lake comes in. What is his response?

4. Who is the author of the Aztec poem that is recited in Act 1?

5. Who comes in with a flashlight and discovers Delia in the living room in Act 1 Part 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lanford Wilson's use of narrative in The Mound Builders. In what ways does he choose to reveal the exposition of the play?

2. Why did Delia lock herself in her apartment after completing her book? Who found her?

3. What does the rain represent in Act 2?

4. What is the name of the ancient civilization that is being excavated in the play? What are some of the key characteristics of that society that are mentioned in the play?

5. Who references a Chinese puzzle box in the play? What does this metaphor relate to?

6. What does August suggest to Cynthia regarding Delia in Act 1? Who else has dealt with Delia in this way?

7. What topic do the characters Delia and Dan bond over late in Act 1? How do their stories connect?

8. Describe the relationship between Jean and Chad. Why does he show her the model in Act 1?

9. What is a God-king?

10. Compare the characters of August and Chad. How are they alike? How are they different?

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