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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady say they've always had a problem with in the store?
(a) Lighting.
(b) Children stealing.
(c) Rats.
(d) Roaches.

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

3. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?
(a) Knocks.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Yells.
(d) Calls.

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

5. What does Carol ask Uncle Pleasant to do?
(a) Give her a lift to the county.
(b) Give a Chocktaw cry.
(c) Take her to town.
(d) Sell her the bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Vee let Val sleep the night before in Act 1 Scene 1?

2. Who has gone to the depot to meet Lady and Jabe?

3. What does Val say his body temperature is the same as?

4. Where does Carol say you go after jooking on a night that's not clear?

5. Where does Carol get money for the pay phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Vee? How has she met Val?

2. What does Val say about questions and waiting for answers in Act 2?

3. In what time and place is Orpheus Descending set?

4. How is Lady shot? Who shoots her?

5. What does Carol describe "jooking" as?

6. What does Val ask Lady after the Nurse leaves? What does she respond?

7. Why does Val brush off Carol in Act 1?

8. Why does Val say that Jim Crow killed Bessie Smith?

9. Why did the woman call to complain about Val? What really happened?

10. What does Jabe say after Lady is shot? What does he do?

(see the answer keys)

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