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. How old does Val say he is?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty.

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

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

4. What does Dolly compare Lady and Jabe's bedrooms to?
(a) A carnival.
(b) A nursery.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A jail.

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

6. What does Dolly say about Jabe's appearance after he goes upstairs?
(a) He's pale as a ghost.
(b) He's green with gout.
(c) He's yellow as butter.
(d) He's got blue circles around his eyes.

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

8. Who has gone to the depot to meet Lady and Jabe?
(a) Sheriff Talbott.
(b) Pee Wee and Dog.
(c) Val and Carol.
(d) Beulah.

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

10. What does Val say his nickname is?
(a) Chocktaw.
(b) Dragon.
(c) Snakeskin.
(d) Warrior.

11. What did Val do whenever paper money was dropped in the kitty?
(a) Whistled.
(b) Sang.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Cried.

12. Who does Lady call in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) The drugstore.
(d) Carol.

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

14. Which character wears exaggerated eyeliner and stylized makeup?
(a) Vee.
(b) Carol.
(c) Beulah.
(d) Lady.

15. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?
(a) Yells.
(b) Calls.
(c) Knocks.
(d) Whistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2, what does Carol plan to do that night?

2. What did Carol wear to protest the death penalty of Willie McGee?

3. What was "the mistake" Lady's father made that caused the vineyard to be burned?

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

5. What's the one word Carol says the ghosts at Cypress Hill say?

(see the answer keys)

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