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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 Saul tell Lee to do with his story?
(a) Lee is told to take his story and shove it.
(b) Lee is to dictate the story to Austin, who will write an outline.
(c) Lee is to go and find actors for his script.
(d) Lee is to work on his story for three years, then bring it back to Saul.

2. Why does Lee think Austin is smart?
(a) Because Austin has gotten into so many prominent peoples' houses.
(b) Because Austin killed the coyotes.
(c) Because Austin is a genius.
(d) Because Austin went to college.

3. How does Lee describe the heat in the desert?
(a) Dry.
(b) Clean.
(c) Stifling.
(d) Wet.

4. When Austin mentions Lee lived in the desert, where does Saul assume he meant?
(a) Palm Springs.
(b) Alaska.
(c) The Mojave.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What may the coyotes have done?
(a) They may have killed someone's dog.
(b) They may have started a band.
(c) They may have settled in Mom's backyard.
(d) They may have chased a neighbor down the block.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee want to watch on the TV?

2. What does Lee want to borrow from Austin?

3. What does Austin ask from Lee at the end of the scene?

4. What is the time of day at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does Lee accuse of Austin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where has Mom gone for vacation, and what specific job did she leave for Austin?

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

4. To what does Lee compare his mother's house?

5. How does Lee wish he had grown up?

6. Why does Saul feel Austin is the right person to write Lee's screenplay?

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

8. What roles did the brothers used to take as children?

9. Why has Mom come home early?

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

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