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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "the mistake" Lady's father made that caused the vineyard to be burned?
(a) He burned down the church.
(b) He sold liquor to blacks.
(c) He bought the saw mill.
(d) He gambled.

2. Who says, "What people say about you don't mean much"?
(a) Jabe.
(b) Carol.
(c) Val.
(d) Lady.

3. What's the one word Carol says the ghosts at Cypress Hill say?
(a) "Live."
(b) "Go."
(c) "Help."
(d) "Death."

4. What is the pharmacist's name?
(a) Mr. Dubinsky.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mr. Sorrelton.
(d) Mr. Bryg.

5. Who enters the archway between the store and confectionery in the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) Dog.
(b) Val.
(c) Jabe.
(d) Carol.

6. Whose family name is the oldest and most distinguished in the county?
(a) Vee's.
(b) Dog's.
(c) Val's.
(d) Carol's.

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

8. How much time has passed between Act 1, Scene 1 and Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) A couple of hours.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

9. What is gilded on the window of the set?
(a) Torrence Mercantile Store.
(b) Wilcox Funeral Home.
(c) Thunderly Merchant Store.
(d) Murray Ruggles Flowers.

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

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

12. What song does Val play in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) "Take Me Dancing."
(b) "Memphis Blues."
(c) "Morning Glory."
(d) "Heavenly Grass."

13. What does Val say that today is in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) His birthday.
(c) His anniversary.
(d) Easter.

14. What is the name of the local highway?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Windwood.
(c) Ville Platte.
(d) Louisiana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ring does Carol say that Val was wearing when she met him before?

2. Why does Val say he's here in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Carol tell Val that she is?

4. What does Carol say it means "if you break the heel off your slipper in the morning"?

5. What does Jabe complain about being moved in the store?

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