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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Austin's true feeling about Lee's story?

2. What is Austin supposed to steal, according to the brothers' bet?

3. With what do the brothers toast?

4. Where does Austin want to learn to live?

5. Why does Austin think Saul is series about the script?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lee's speech has a markedly "country" dialect, a sharp contrast with Austin's clipped style of speech in the beginning. Take a look back through the dialogue and pinpoint the instance where Austin begins to speak like his brother, with a slight twang. What are the implications of this change?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the last sound effect of the play, a single coyote in the distance? Of whom or what is it representative?

Essay Topic 3

Austin physically assaults Lee in the end to get what he wants. While Lee threatened to assault Austin throughout the play, he never actually did. How does this represent a turning point for Austin? For the brothers' relationship? How will the play end after the lights go down? Will the brothers reconcile? Will there be a fight? Will they each survive?

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