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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What caused Maggie and Steve to come to see Joe?
(a) He no longer has the option to go home.
(b) They insisted that they had to come one last time.
(c) He begged them to come and visit.
(d) The hospital insisted that they come immediately.

3. Which of the following best describes the situation of being interviewed by someone you cannot see?
(a) Definitive.
(b) Regular.
(c) Unusual.
(d) Routine.

4. When does Maggie say she'll go in the cottage?
(a) When it gets dark outside.
(b) When she is ready to do that.
(c) When she's had some time to think.
(d) When Joe is asleep.

5. Felicity often has troubles with which of the following?
(a) Seeing.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Reality.
(d) Eating.

6. What is unique about where Joe is staying?
(a) It has no privacy as people can see into the cottage at all times.
(b) It is a specially equipped cottage.
(c) It has enough rooms for all of his family.
(d) It is designed to allow his body to heal.

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

8. Which f the following is an accurate definition of the term shadow box?
(a) A creation that replicates another scene.
(b) A shallow box that puts objects on display.
(c) A box that takes the light and refracts it to cause shadows.
(d) A tall narrow box used to encase pictures safely.

9. Who comes in while Mark is putting away Brian's medications?
(a) Interviewer.
(b) Beverly.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Steve.

10. Why does Brian think Beverly has not returned to him?
(a) Because he is dying.
(b) Because she is happy.
(c) Because he continues to write.
(d) Because he laughs at life and death.

11. What does Maggie do when Steve jokes with her and tries to pull her in the cottage?
(a) She slides to the cottage floor and sobs.
(b) She slaps him hard across the face.
(c) She yells and cusses at him.
(d) She walks away from both Steve and Joe.

12. How does Felicity feel about her treatment so far at the hospital?
(a) She is disgusted.
(b) She is incensed.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is relived.

13. How does Joe react to what Maggie has done to Steve?
(a) He tells Steve to leave his mother alone.
(b) He asks Steve to leave them alone.
(c) He comforts Steve.
(d) He yells at Maggie.

14. Which of the following best describes how Joe feels about talking to a voice when he is unable to see the person?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Awkward.
(c) Resigned.
(d) Judgmental.

15. How long has it been since Joe saw his wife and son?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beverly tell Brian that he had lost?

2. About how old is Felicity?

3. What has caused regular visits between Joe and his family to be prohibitive?

4. What does Brian believe people are doing instead of living more authentic lives?

5. Which of the following is the best definition of taboo?

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