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 Carol tell Val she's not allowed to do?
(a) Go to New Orleans.
(b) Pick up strangers.
(c) Drive.
(d) Stay overnight in the county.

2. Who does Carol say that Val told her he'd gotten the ring from?
(a) A lady bookie.
(b) A lady mobster.
(c) His wife.
(d) A lady osteopath.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Beulah say that the ice box is located?
(a) The alcove.
(b) Upstairs.
(c) Out back.
(d) The confectionery.

10. How many places in New Orleans does Carol say she followed Val?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

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

13. What is Carol Cutrere's brother's name?
(a) David.
(b) Pee Wee.
(c) Jabe.
(d) Dog.

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

15. What does Val say he needs to fix his buckle?
(a) Thread.
(b) Pliers.
(c) A needle.
(d) Scissors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Val say that today is in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is said in Val's character reference?

3. What does Val say his nickname is?

4. What does Beulah say Lady's father had?

5. Who enters the store after the loud savage cry?

(see the answer keys)

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