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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Two and Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is John's appearance described just before the line that states, "John has cerebral palsy" (20)?
(a) He is beautiful.
(b) He is slight.
(c) He is striking.
(d) He is handsome.

2. What do square brackets within the play indicate?
(a) Active silences.
(b) Overlapping lines.
(c) That the dialogue is meant to be spoken aloud.
(d) Words intended but unspoken.

3. In addition to the word "incomplete" (34), what other word is used to describe the nature of Ani's spinal cord injury?
(a) Thoracic.
(b) Severe.
(c) Mild.
(d) Cervical.

4. What does Jess do in order to cause John's body to "spasm and splay" (64)?
(a) She speaks too loudly.
(b) She stands too close to John.
(c) She reaches for his shirt too quickly when she starts to undress him.
(d) She cooks food with a strong smell.

5. Once Eddie leaves Ani alone in her apartment, what activity does she undertake?
(a) She mimes playing the piano with her mobile fingers.
(b) She calls her nurse.
(c) She cries.
(d) She recites poetry she has memorized.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what borough does the Prologue take place?

2. Jess is described as the "child of a" (19) what?

3. A sudden awareness of what superstition causes Eddie to exclaim, "Oh shit" (34) at the start of Scene Two?

4. In what city is Ani's new apartment located?

5. When Eddie accompanies Ani inside her apartment, what object is he holding?

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