Orpheus Descending Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Orpheus Descending Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beulah say Lady's father had?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A piano.

2. Where did Jabe have surgery?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Memphis.

3. What did Carol wear to protest the death penalty of Willie McGee?
(a) A potato sack.
(b) A barrel.
(c) A prison uniform.
(d) Nothing.

4. Where did Vee let Val sleep the night before in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) The church.
(b) Her couch.
(c) Her car.
(d) The lockup.

5. Who enters the store after the loud savage cry?
(a) Val.
(b) Beulah.
(c) Lady.
(d) Carol.

6. Who's appearance makes Eva and Sister scream?
(a) Val.
(b) Lady.
(c) Jabe.
(d) The Conjure Man.

7. What is peculiar about the birds that Val tells Lady about?
(a) They don't fly.
(b) They don't have legs.
(c) They don't have wings.
(d) They don't die.

8. What does Jabe complain about being moved in the store?
(a) The shoes.
(b) The flowers.
(c) The umbrellas.
(d) The food.

9. What does Vee say she's been doing for ten hours straight in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) Painting.
(b) Playing music.
(c) Walking.
(d) Writing.

10. Who is Sheriff Talbott married to?
(a) Lady.
(b) Val.
(c) Vee.
(d) Dolly.

11. Where does Carol say you go after jooking on a night that's not clear?
(a) Elmhurst cabins.
(b) Wilderwood cabins.
(c) Idlewood cabins.
(d) Candlewood cabins.

12. What is written on Val's guitar?
(a) Lyrics.
(b) Spells.
(c) Autographs.
(d) Poems.

13. What city does Carol make a phone call to in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) Memphis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Little Rock.

14. Why does Val say he's here in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His brother lives here.
(b) He came for Carol.
(c) His car broke down.
(d) His aunt lives here.

15. Who does Beulah say burned down the wine garden?
(a) The Wop.
(b) The Sheriff's son.
(c) The Mystic Crew.
(d) The Everly sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many places in New Orleans does Carol say she followed Val?

2. What is the pharmacist's name?

3. Why is Val in town?

4. What does Carol tell Val that she is?

5. What is gilded on the window of the set?

(see the answer keys)

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