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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 Lee claim he can tell by the sound of crickets?
(a) The temperature.
(b) His future.
(c) The day of the year.
(d) The time of day.

2. What beverage does Austin make?
(a) Tea.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Kool-aid.
(d) Coffee.

3. What sport does Lee invite Saul to play?
(a) Golf.
(b) Football.
(c) Table tennis.
(d) Baseball.

4. What kind of swing does Saul mime for Lee?
(a) A Babe Ruth swing.
(b) A Johnny Carson swing.
(c) A Tiger Wood swing.
(d) A John MacIntyre swing.

5. What does Lee throw at the window?
(a) He throws Mom's flower pot.
(b) He throws a copper pot.
(c) He throws Austin's typewriter.
(d) He throws cans of beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What may the coyotes have done?

2. What is the time of day in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Which desert did Lee inhabit?

4. Whose hand does Saul shake before he leaves?

5. What sound do coyotes make in the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lee seem comfortable at the beginning of the play?

2. Are the brothers jealous of each other?

3. What is the last sound effect of the play?

4. How does Austin end up being assigned to write Lee's screenplay?

5. What is Lee carrying when he enters the scene, and where did he presumably get the item?

6. What is one of the ways Lee makes a living?

7. Why could Mom possibly have so many locks in the house?

8. Does Saul feel threatened by Lee?

9. Briefly describe the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8.

10. Why does Mom decide to stay in a hotel?

(see the answer keys)

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