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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 is on the drapery over the entrance to the alcove?
(a) Birds.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Dogs.

2. Who does Carol say that Val told her he'd gotten the ring from?
(a) A lady bookie.
(b) A lady osteopath.
(c) A lady mobster.
(d) His wife.

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

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

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2, what does Carol plan to do that night?
(a) Go jooking.
(b) Buy a car.
(c) Stay at home.
(d) Drive to Memphis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar about the birds that Val tells Lady about?

2. Who would Lady slip off with in the wine garden?

3. What does Vee say she's been doing for ten hours straight in Act 1 Scene 1?

4. Who enters the archway between the store and confectionery in the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1?

5. What is the name of the local highway?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Carol doing at the nearby gas station in Act 2? Why?

3. How does Lady hear that Val is leaving town? What is her response?

4. How and why did Val end up in town?

5. Where has Carol met Val before? Describe that encounter.

6. How does Carol describe herself to Val?

7. Why have the women come to the store in the beginning of the play?

8. What does Vee say has blinded her in Act 3? How long has she been expecting this?

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

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

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