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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Six, Seven, and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eddie reveal as the real impetus bringing him to Ani's door for the second time?
(a) Ani is Eddie's emergency contact.
(b) Eddie is Ani's emergency contact.
(c) To collect money from Ani.
(d) To give Ani money.

3. Jess is described as the "child of a" (19) what?
(a) A college professor.
(b) An immigrant.
(c) A housekeeper.
(d) A biracial couple.

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

5. For what purpose had Eddie been leaving the room when Ani had an accident during her bath?
(a) To pay his parking meter.
(b) To call his girlfriend.
(c) To move his car.
(d) To get an ashtray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic does Ani say that she and her nurse most often discuss?

2. How is Ani said to be pronounced in the text?

3. What do non-italicized parentheses within the play indicate?

4. What topic does Jess say is not her favorite topic about which to talk?

5. Ani tells Eddie at the start of Scene Six that she is a "very" (99) what kind of person?

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