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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joe discourage his wife from coming to see him more often?
(a) He was ashamed of how he became ill.
(b) He didn't feel like company because he was depressed.
(c) He was too proud to let her see him ill.
(d) He always thought he'd go home.

2. Where are Maggie and Steve while Joe is hospitalized?
(a) East coast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) West coast.
(d) Southern plains.

3. What does Steve do to express how much he missed Joe?
(a) He tells him.
(b) He gives him a letter he wrote.
(c) He hugs him several times.
(d) He has written Joe a poem.

4. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his first reaction to learning about his terminal condition?
(a) Fear.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Anger.
(d) Surprise.

5. What does Brian believe has been thwarted by the mechanics of dying?
(a) His eloquence.
(b) His grammar.
(c) His ability to tell a story.
(d) His muse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interviewer do to make Joe relax?

2. What topic does Joe try to change it to when Maggie continues with her lack of acceptance?

3. What does the interviewer suggest that surprises Agnes?

4. Why has Brian started to write again?

5. What does the interviewer tell Joe about his feelings?

(see the answer key)

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