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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do John and Dudley go?
(a) Church.
(b) The liquor store.
(c) The bar.
(d) The gas station.

4. What element becomes almost human as it appears in the play?
(a) Street noise.
(b) Music.
(c) Light.
(d) Fighting.

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

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

7. Jeff tells his father that there are different ________________ for different people.
(a) Battlefields.
(b) Motivations.
(c) Strokes.
(d) Careers.

8. What does John feels about Jeff's discharge?
(a) It is a disgrace.
(b) It was predictable.
(c) It is unfortunate.
(d) It is reversible.

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

10. For what event do Mattie and Grandma plan to go shopping?
(a) Jeff's welcome home party.
(b) Jeff's graduation.
(c) Christmas.
(d) John's birthday.

11. Who had Dudley seen as a patient this morning?
(a) Mattie.
(b) Jeff.
(c) John.
(d) Ann.

12. What does Gail ask Jeff to do?
(a) Hide her gun.
(b) Speak to Mo as a friend.
(c) Take her out.
(d) Get her some college course information.

13. What would Jeff rather do than re-join the gang?
(a) Go to law school.
(b) Go to med school.
(c) Anything.
(d) Nothing.

14. What room is John working in at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The living room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The back porch.
(d) The kitchen.

15. What were John's career goals?
(a) To be a scientist.
(b) To be a professor.
(c) To be a doctor.
(d) To be a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was John forced to drop out of school?

2. What does Jeff tell Mattie to do with his uniform?

3. Where did Mattie and John live when John was in college?

4. What does Jeff do when Chips antagonizes Ann?

5. How much gratitude did Mattie's sisters show for what John and Mattie did for them.

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