View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mark's pain stem from?
(a) Watching the dying process daily.
(b) Understanding what is happening to Brian.
(c) Realizing his salvation is dying.
(d) Jealousy over Brian's feelings for Beverly.

2. What happened to Claire?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She left the country.
(c) She was in jail.
(d) She was killed in an accident.

3. How many terminally ill people are in this play?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. In what year did this play win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1972.

5. What topic does Joe try to change it to when Maggie continues with her lack of acceptance?
(a) The family dog who had died last year.
(b) The happenings at Steve's school and Maggie's work.
(c) The memories from the last family vacation.
(d) The family buying a farm and living a rural life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felicity ask Agnes to do while she drinks her tea?

2. What ends the tension between Beverly and Mark?

3. What does Beverly try to interject into Brian's grieving process?

4. What do all of the characters seem to say about life?

5. Who does Felicity say Agnes is like?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 246 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample