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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mattie not attempt to control in her household?
(a) The TV shows.
(b) The computer use.
(c) The swearing.
(d) The alcohol consumption.

2. What does Mattie think is a big problem with her family?
(a) Alcohol abuse.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Bad tempers.

3. What has Dudley scheduled for Mattie?
(a) Hair appointment.
(b) Tee times.
(c) Blood donation.
(d) Biopsies.

4. Where did John direct his frustrated ambitions?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Painting.
(d) Jeff.

5. Why was Jeff discharged from the Air Force?
(a) He was drunk on duty.
(b) He was arrested for drunk driving.
(c) He went AWOL.
(d) He failed navigator training.

6. Who comes to the house to talk to John?
(a) Dudley.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Mr. Greevey.
(d) Jeff.

7. What does Jeff tell his mother when she asks him to wait to get married?
(a) He will wait as long as it takes.
(b) He will wait until he graduates law school.
(c) He can't agree to wait.
(d) He will wait six months.

8. Why can Jeff not try on his uniform?
(a) It is too small.
(b) He was discharged from the Air Force.
(c) He forgot to pack it.
(d) It is at the cleaners.

9. What did John and Mattie do when Mattie's sisters came to New York?
(a) Took care of them.
(b) Got them married off.
(c) Found them an apartment.
(d) Sent them back home.

10. What happens after a violent confrontation between Jeff and Mo?
(a) Jeff shoots Mo.
(b) Mo stabs Jeff.
(c) Mo shoots Ann.
(d) Jeff kicks everyone out of the house.

11. What type of encouragement does Ann give Mattie?
(a) Platitudes.
(b) Allegories.
(c) Fables.
(d) Poems.

12. What is John doing at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Mopping the floor.
(c) Painting the house.
(d) Eating breakfast.

13. Where does Ann say Mattie will get her true rewards?
(a) Her grandchildren.
(b) Her retirement.
(c) Her golden years.
(d) Heaven.

14. Who does Mattie not want to know about her condition?
(a) John.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Ann.
(d) Grandma.

15. From where did Mattie's two sisters come?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Florida.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie ask Jeff to do before he marries Ann?

2. Why is Grandma not happy about Ann's presence in their lives?

3. What style of language do the male characters use?

4. Where will Mattie have the biopsies done?

5. How many jobs did John have to work to support the household?

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