SparkNotes: True West: Analysis of Major Characters Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What event sets off Austin's transformation into his rambunctious brother?

His writer's block
His car's disappearance
His mother's disappearance
His movie deal failure

2 of 5
What two types of threat does Lee introduce to Austin's life?

Physical and intellectual
Romantic and intellectual
Romantic and professional
Physical and professional

3 of 5
Which of the play's characters functions as little more than a plot device?

Lee
Austin
Saul Kimmer
Mom

4 of 5
What word best describes Shepherd's treatment of the Mom character?

Absurd
Sympathetic
Derisive
Critical

5 of 5
What is notable about the powerful influence that the "old man" exerts on the brothers' imaginations and actions?

He is deeply immoral
He does not speak
He barely appears onstage
He never appears onstage

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1 of 5
What event sets off Austin's transformation into his rambunctious brother?

2 of 5
What two types of threat does Lee introduce to Austin's life?

3 of 5
Which of the play's characters functions as little more than a plot device?

4 of 5
What word best describes Shepherd's treatment of the Mom character?

5 of 5
What is notable about the powerful influence that the "old man" exerts on the brothers' imaginations and actions?

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1 of 5 What event sets off Austin's transformation into his rambunctious brother?

2 of 5 What two types of threat does Lee introduce to Austin's life?

3 of 5 Which of the play's characters functions as little more than a plot device?

4 of 5 What word best describes Shepherd's treatment of the Mom character?

5 of 5 What is notable about the powerful influence that the "old man" exerts on the brothers' imaginations and actions?

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Themes MAIN IDEAS

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QUIZ: How Indecisive Are You, On a Scale of 1 to Hamlet?

1 of 5
What event sets off Austin's transformation into his rambunctious brother?

2 of 5
What two types of threat does Lee introduce to Austin's life?

3 of 5
Which of the play's characters functions as little more than a plot device?

4 of 5
What word best describes Shepherd's treatment of the Mom character?

5 of 5
What is notable about the powerful influence that the "old man" exerts on the brothers' imaginations and actions?