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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nurse try to get away from Mr. Fleming?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A needle.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A bottle.

2. When was Jim's last play?
(a) A year ago.
(b) Several months ago.
(c) Several years ago.
(d) A few weeks ago.

3. What does Dr. Barrow ask Ann about Jim's letter?
(a) Why she didn't bring the letter with her.
(b) If there are any explanations for Charlotte.
(c) If she has a copy of it.
(d) If there are any explanations for suicide.

4. What has Jim been depressed over?
(a) His inability to write his next play.
(b) His inability to recapture his professional success.
(c) His inability to work well with the other actors.
(d) His inability to find the lead for his next play.

5. How is Jim Downs brought into the hospital?
(a) In a wheelchair.
(b) On a gurney.
(c) He is carried by two ambulance drivers.
(d) He walks in assisted by his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dr. Kramer?

2. How does Dr. Barrow respond to Ann's outlook on life as the second scene of the play ends?

3. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?

4. What does the doctor ask Jim when he first wakes up?

5. Who is Miss Cardell?

(see the answer key)

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