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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Austin prepare the toast?
(a) He butters the toast.
(b) He uses honey.
(c) He uses jelly.
(d) He sprinkles it with cinnamon.

2. Why does Austin think Saul is series about the script?
(a) Austin witnessed Saul sign the contract.
(b) Austin is Saul's best friend and knows him through and through.
(c) Austin is familiar with Saul's tastes.
(d) Austin and Saul are brothers.

3. What has the old man lost?
(a) His car.
(b) His house.
(c) His teeth.
(d) His sanity.

4. With what object does Lee almost hit Austin?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) A coffee cup.
(c) A golf club.
(d) A beer bottle.

5. Whose script does Saul decide to drop?
(a) Saul decides to drop Mom's script for the old man's.
(b) Saul decides to drop Austin's script in favor of Lee's.
(c) Saul decides to drop Lee's script in favor of Austin's.
(d) Saul decides to drop the old man's script for Mom's.

6. How does Lee describe the time of day?
(a) It is the time of day when he makes phone calls.
(b) It is the time of day when coyotes kill people's cocker spaniels.
(c) It is the time of day when normal people are either going to sleep or waking up.
(d) It is the witching hour.

7. Why did Austin only steal the toasters?
(a) Stealing a toaster is not a criminal offense.
(b) He truly adores and loves toasters.
(c) He bought too much bread at the store because it was on sale.
(d) Lee specifically challenged him for toasters; nothing else.

8. Where is Austin at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) He is on the phone with Saul, arguing.
(b) He is on the kitchen floor, drunk with a whiskey bottle.
(c) He is in the desert, living off the land.
(d) He is in the garage, working on the car.

9. Where does Lee want to go?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Mexico.

10. Does Austin think Lee has a good grip on reality?
(a) No, Austin thinks Lee is out of touch.
(b) No, Austin thinks Lee is not lucid most of the time.
(c) Yes, Austin thinks Lee should run for public office.
(d) Yes, Austin thinks Lee is a well-adjusted person.

11. What is Austin supposed to steal, according to the brothers' bet?
(a) A toaster.
(b) A woman.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) A car.

12. Whom does Lee want to call, though it is either too late or too early?
(a) The old man.
(b) A woman.
(c) Saul.
(d) Mom.

13. Why does Lee want Austin to go outside?
(a) Lee needs more space in the room for his exercises.
(b) Austin smells.
(c) Austin is smoking in the house, which Mom does not like.
(d) Lee is trying to concentrate.

14. How did Lee get Saul to agree to produce the script?
(a) He convinced Saul to gamble on the ninth hole.
(b) He held Saul at gunpoint.
(c) He presented an argument in a courtroom.
(d) He kidnapped Saul's children.

15. What is Lee smashing with a golf club?
(a) The pots and pans.
(b) The car.
(c) Austin.
(d) The typewriter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Austin ask for from Lee as payment, if he wins the bet?

2. What gift has Saul given Lee?

3. Where are Lee and Austin sitting?

4. What is the time of day at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?

5. Where does Austin shop for groceries?

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