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At the beginning of the play, where is the brothers' mother?

(A) In Hawaii

(B) At the grocery store

(D) At the dentist

Why does Lee suddenly grab Austin's shirt in the first scene?

(A) Because he does not like the way Austin smells

(B) Because Austin offers to give Lee some extra money

(D) Because they are playing tag

Why has Lee come to the house, if not to visit his mother?

(A) To steal appliances from the ritzy neighborhood

(B) To visit Austin

(D) To get a sandwich

Where and for how long was Lee before he came to the house?

(A) Prison for four years

(B) The moon for a week

(D) Zimbabwe for a very long time

What sport do Lee and Saul Kimmer decide to play?

(A) Tennis

(B) Golf

(D) Curling

Why does Lee want the keys to Austin's car?

(A) To case the neighborhood

(B) To drag race

(D) To put sugar in the gas tank

"Tornado Country" is:

(A) Where Lee lived in the desert

(B) Where their father lives on the desert

(D) Where tornados go to die

According to Lee, what kind of people are most prone to violence?

(A) Mean people

(B) Brothers

(D) Screenwriters

How does Lee seal the deal with Saul Kimmer?

(A) Violence

(B) Gambling

(D) Blackmail

How does Austin think Lee has sealed the deal with Saul?

(A) Violence

(B) Begging

(D) More begging

Why does Austin not want to help with Lee's script?

(A) He has his own script

(B) He does not like to write

(D) He only writes for money

What does Lee bet Austin cannot steal?

(A) A woman's heart

(B) A toaster

(D) Mail

Where has their father lost his false teeth?

(A) At the horse track

(B) At the circus

(D) On a plane

Where is the woman that Lee tries to call?

(A) Alaska

(B) San Diego

(D) The desert

What is the deal that the brothers settle on describing how Austin will write the script for Lee?

(A) Austin will give Lee some money

(B) Lee will give Austin some money

(D) Lee will buy Austin some beer

Who is on "intimate terms with the prairie"?

(A) Austin

(B) Lee

(D) Mom's neighbor

What is Lee pouring on himself when Mom returns from Alaska?

(A) Beer

(B) Suntan lotion

(D) Milk

Which artist does Mom think is coming to town?

(A) Picasso

(B) Kandinsky

(D) Hockney

Why does Austin begin to choke Lee?

(A) Lee has something stuck in his throat

(B) Lee has stolen Austin's sandwich

(D) Lee is trying to leave without him

What predatory animal kills a cocker spaniel in the play?

(A) Another cocker spaniel

(B) A coyote

(D) A mountain lion

Is the old man still alive, and if so, where is he now?

(A) Yes; he still lives in the desert

(B) No; he is dead

(D) Yes; he lives in Bakersfield

What has Mom missed while in Alaska?

(A) Her pets

(B) Her food

(D) Her sons

What is the final sound of the play?

(A) A lone coyote

(B) A car horn

(D) Teeth chattering

What makes the annoying sound that rises and falls during the play?

(A) The brothers talking

(B) Crickets

(D) Rain

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