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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. How did Lee always picture Austin?
(a) Lee pictured Austin on an island.
(b) Lee pictured Austin on a yacht.
(c) Lee pictured Austin typing at a desk.
(d) Lee pictured Austin on campus being chased by blondes.

2. Who have Lee and Austin recently been to see?
(a) The old man.
(b) Their girlfriends.
(c) A therapist.
(d) Mom.

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

4. Which desert did Lee inhabit?
(a) The Syrian Desert.
(b) The Sahara Desert.
(c) The Mojave Desert.
(d) The Great Sandy Desert.

5. Where has Lee been spending most of his time?
(a) He has been spending time in the mountains.
(b) He has been spending time out in the ocean.
(c) He has been spending time in the desert.
(d) He has been spending time at the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Lee live in the desert?

2. How are Lee and Austin related?

3. What does Lee want to drink right after the game?

4. What does Saul tell Lee to do with his story?

5. What housekeeping task is Austin fulfilling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How have the two brothers reversed their roles in the beginning of the scene?

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

4. Why doesn't Austin think Lee can help their father?

5. Why is Austin so surprised that Lee has "sealed the deal"?

6. What does Saul think is the difference between films and movies?

7. How does Lee wish he had grown up?

8. Why does Austin demand his keys back from Lee?

9. Does Austin earn Lee's respect by stealing the toasters?

10. How does Austin leave the situation with Saul?

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