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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. Why hadn't Val read the character reference before?
(a) It was written in Italian.
(b) He was never curious.
(c) He knew it was insulting.
(d) It was in a sealed envelope.

2. What does Val say he needs to fix his buckle?
(a) A needle.
(b) Pliers.
(c) Thread.
(d) Scissors.

3. Where is the play set?
(a) A dry-goods store.
(b) A florist's shop.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A morgue.

4. What does Lady get from the cash drawer when she sees Val in the store in Act 1 Scene 2?
(a) A knife.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A revolver.
(d) Money.

5. What did Lady's father do after Prohibition set in?
(a) Robbed a bank.
(b) Moved to New York.
(c) Bootlegged.
(d) Sold tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Carol make a phone call to in Act 1 Scene 1?

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

3. What ring does Carol say that Val was wearing when she met him before?

4. What does Carol tell Val that she is?

5. What does Lady say they've always had a problem with in the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the characters Val and Sheriff Talbott. How are they alike? How are they different?

2. How does Val regard his guitar?

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

4. What does Lady offer Val to save him money in Act 2?

5. What story does Beulah tell about Lady's father?

6. What have the Town Women gone upstairs in Lady and Jabe's house for? What do they remark about it?

7. What did Lady's father come to America with?

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

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

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

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