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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 Val wear?
(a) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A snakeskin jacket.
(d) Cowboy boots and a hat.

2. Which character enters from upstairs in Act 1 Scene 1?
(a) Carol.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Beulah.
(d) Eva.

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

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

5. What did Val do whenever paper money was dropped in the kitty?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Cried.
(c) Sang.
(d) Whistled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lady's father from?

2. Why does Val say he's here in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is said in Val's character reference?

4. Who is returning from the hospital in the Prologue?

5. Where does Carol tell Val she knows him from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jabe look at when he comes downstairs in Act, 3 Scene 1? What is his response?

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

4. Why does Lady call the pharmacist in Act 1 Scene 2?

5. Who is present at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 3? What are they discussing?

6. What conversation occurs between Beulah and Lady in Act 3 Scene 3?

7. Describe the character of Carol. What does she wear? How old is she?

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. In what time and place is Orpheus Descending set?

(see the answer keys)

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