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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Val fixing with a pocket knife when Carol approaches him in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) His belt buckle.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His motorcycle.
(d) His watch.

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

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

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

5. What does Lady get from the cash drawer when she sees Val in the store in Act 1 Scene 2?
(a) Money.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A revolver.

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

7. What do the Town Women say to Jabe when he arrives?
(a) He's late.
(b) He looks great.
(c) He looks terrible.
(d) He should have a drink.

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

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

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

11. What does Carol tell Val that she is?
(a) A ventriloquist.
(b) A musician.
(c) A makeup artist.
(d) An exhibitionist.

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

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

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

15. Who does Dolly speak to in the Prologue?
(a) Eva.
(b) Mrs. Dubinsky.
(c) Lula.
(d) Beulah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady say they've always had a problem with in the store?

2. Who is returning from the hospital in the Prologue?

3. How old does Val say he is?

4. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?

5. What does Beulah say that a couple who doesn't love each other develops a passion for?

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