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

2. Who would Lady slip off with in the wine garden?
(a) Jabe.
(b) Sheriff Talbott.
(c) David Cutrere.
(d) Val.

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

4. What does Jabe complain about being moved in the store?
(a) The shoes.
(b) The flowers.
(c) The umbrellas.
(d) The food.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beulah say that the ice box is located?

2. Where did Jabe have surgery?

3. What did couples do at the wine garden "back in the day"?

4. Who's appearance makes Eva and Sister scream?

5. How many places in New Orleans does Carol say she followed Val?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lady feel disappointed in Val in Act 2 Scene 3? Why does he feel disappointed in her?

2. What happens at the end of Act 2 Scene 3 with Val and the cash box? How does Lady react?

3. Describe the character of Lady. How old is she? Who is she married to?

4. Explain Vee's feelings about painting.

5. Describe the character of Uncle Pleasant. What does he look like? What does he say when he enters in Act 1?

6. What did Lady's father do after Prohibition took hold?

7. How does Val believe human beings used to connect? How does he feel now?

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

9. How is Lady shot? Who shoots her?

10. What does Jabe remark that takes Lady by surprise in Act 3, Scene 1?

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