Orpheus Descending Test | Final Test - Easy

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Orpheus Descending Test | Final 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 was Vee's baby sister when she died?
(a) One year.
(b) One day.
(c) One week.
(d) Two years.

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

3. How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2?
(a) A few days.
(b) One year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Two months.

4. Where does Val tell Lady that he stays?
(a) Idlewood hotel.
(b) Wildwood cabins.
(c) Dixie Inn.
(d) Channeltown motel.

5. What does Lady say about the dogs barking in Act 2 Scene 3?
(a) It's the neighbor's dogs gone wild.
(b) It's the police dogs looking for her.
(c) It's the chain-gang dogs chasing an escaped convict.
(d) It's the police dogs looking for Val.

6. Who says, "No monkey business here, boy!"?
(a) Lady.
(b) Vee.
(c) Sheriff Talbott.
(d) Carol.

7. What does Lady plan to continue with in Act 3 Scene 3?
(a) The gala opening.
(b) The opening of the winery.
(c) Killing Jabe.
(d) Leaving town.

8. Who says, "I don' t like violence"?
(a) Lady.
(b) Sheriff Talbott.
(c) Vee.
(d) Val.

9. How much does Val get paid weekly at the store?
(a) $10.00.
(b) $30.00.
(c) $22.50.
(d) $15.00.

10. Vee says that we live in a world of what?
(a) Joy and sorrow.
(b) Light and shadow.
(c) Good and evil.
(d) God and the Devil.

11. What song is heard at the end of Act 3 Scene 2?
(a) "Lady Love Song."
(b) "Heavenly Grass."
(c) "Memphis Blues."
(d) "Dog Howl Blues."

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

13. What was the vision that Vee had?
(a) The eyes of the Savior.
(b) The sun exploding.
(c) A great fire.
(d) The eyes of the Devil.

14. On what day does Act 3 begin?
(a) Lady's birthday.
(b) Val's birthday.
(c) Jabe's birthday.
(d) The day before Easter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Val when he met a girl on the bayou?

2. How is the woman who complained about Val described?

3. Who does Carol say she's come to deliver a message to in Act 2 Scene 1?

4. Where does the Sheriff send Dog and Pee Wee in Act 3?

5. What has happened to Jabe between Act 3 Scene 2 and Scene 3?

(see the answer keys)

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