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 is Lady reopening?
(a) The confectionery.
(b) The wine garden.
(c) The flower shop.
(d) The restaurant.

2. Who does Val say killed Jessie Smith?
(a) Jack Ross.
(b) Jim Crow.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Jim Beam.

3. What is Lady redecorating the confectionery to look like?
(a) The orchard.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) A New Orleans bar.
(d) The prison.

4. What is Val carrying when he enters in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A bouquet.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A pair of stockings.

5. What is Beulah's last name?
(a) Talbott.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Hamma.
(d) Binnings.

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

7. What does Lady say that the store can never hold?
(a) Heat.
(b) Money.
(c) Cold.
(d) Light.

8. What did the letters from Val's woman friend say?
(a) "I love you. Don't come back."
(b) "I love you. When will you come back?"
(c) "Here's the money you asked for."
(d) "I love you. Where are you?"

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

10. What does Val say his body temperature is the same as?
(a) A horse's.
(b) A cat's.
(c) A dog's.
(d) A snake's.

11. What is the name of the county in which the play is set?
(a) Two River.
(b) Mad River.
(c) Clarksdale.
(d) Twin Peaks.

12. Who is Dolly's husband?
(a) Dog.
(b) Sheriff Talbott.
(c) Pee Wee.
(d) Jabe.

13. What does Carol tell the pharmacist to bring over?
(a) Castor Oil.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Luminal tablets.
(d) Derminal tablets.

14. Who says, "What on earth can you do on this earth but catch whatever comes near you, with both your hands, until your fingers are broken"?
(a) Vee.
(b) Carol.
(c) Val.
(d) Lady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Town Women say to Jabe when he arrives?

2. What is Val fixing with a pocket knife when Carol approaches him in Act 1 Scene 1?

3. What is on the drapery over the entrance to the alcove?

4. How old does Carol say she is?

5. What does Val offer to Lady in Act 1 Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

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