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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lady say she left the money in the cash box?
(a) To pay the bookie.
(b) To give to Jabe.
(c) To test Val.
(d) To give to Carol.

2. What does Val remark about Lady's skin?
(a) It's tender.
(b) It's dark.
(c) It's pale.
(d) It's sallow.

3. What does Lady grab when Val tries to leave?
(a) His hand.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His guitar.
(d) His jacket.

4. What does Val do at the end of Act 2 Scene 3?
(a) Takes money from the cash box.
(b) Goes to the alcove to sleep.
(c) Leaves his guitar and walks out.
(d) Changes clothes behind the curtain.

5. How does Val say he used to think people got to know each other?
(a) By talking.
(b) By music.
(c) By touch.
(d) By smell.

6. Who enters sobbing in Act 3 Scene 3?
(a) Vee.
(b) Eva Temple.
(c) Lady.
(d) Dolly.

7. Where does Vee say that one of her paintings is on exhibition?
(a) The Guggenheim.
(b) The Met.
(c) The Washington House Museum.
(d) Audubon Park.

8. Where does Carol say she was the night before in Act 2?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New Orleans.

9. What is Lady's last name?
(a) Torrence.
(b) Williams.
(c) Hughes.
(d) Johnson.

10. What did Lady's father's monkey wear?
(a) A green velvet suit.
(b) A bandana.
(c) A blue hat.
(d) A circus clown outfit.

11. Where does Lady tell Beulah her people came here from?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Rome.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Palermo, Sicily.

12. Who says, "I know! Death's knocking for me! Don't you think I hear him, knock, knock, knock"?
(a) Carol.
(b) Jabe.
(c) Lady.
(d) Val.

13. What does Vee say when she enters in Act 2 Scene 2?
(a) She's sick.
(b) She can't see.
(c) She's dying.
(d) She can't hear.

14. How old was Val when he left the bayou?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

15. What does Lady suggest to the Nurse in Act 3 Scene 3?
(a) To let her escape.
(b) To help her husband die.
(c) To leave.
(d) To hide Val.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Lady say that Val has worked at the store in Act 3?

2. What does Vee say happened to the kitchen sink after she poured holy water down the drain as a child?

3. What does Val tell lady he came back to tell her?

4. What is the picture Val says is in the alcove?

5. Where does Val tell Lady that he stays?

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