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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what era does the play take place?
(a) The distant past.
(b) The near present.
(c) The exact present.
(d) The near future.

2. What is Jess's reply when John asks her how much life she "has lived" (30)?
(a) A lot.
(b) Not nearly enough.
(c) Too much.
(d) None.

3. How old is John?
(a) Mid-30s.
(b) Early 40s.
(c) Late 40s.
(d) Mid-20s.

4. What do non-italicized parentheses within the play indicate?
(a) Words intended but unspoken.
(b) That the dialogue is meant to be spoken aloud.
(c) Active silences.
(d) Overlapping lines.

5. In what borough does the Prologue take place?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jess?

2. What do square brackets within the play indicate?

3. Jess is described as the "child of a" (19) what?

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

5. John is described as coming "from" (20) what and wearing it?

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