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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much weight does John say Jess will have to lift if she takes the job?
(a) 25 pounds.
(b) 70 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 145 pounds.

2. How old is Jess?
(a) Mid-20s.
(b) Mid-30s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Mid-40s.

3. Within the section entitled Some Notes on Performance, the word "fuckin" (6) is noted to stand in for a comma in what state?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

4. How old is Ani?
(a) Early 40s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Late 40s.
(d) Early 20s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is noted to have a "speech pattern that manifests itself in a kind of halted way of speaking" (6)?

2. What is Jess's reply when John asks her how much life she "has lived" (30)?

3. What do slashes within the play indicate?

4. Toward the end of the Prologue, Eddie laments that he has been "stood up" (17) by what?

5. What type of beverage is Eddie nursing within the prologue?

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