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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Jess's resume does John say is lengthy?
(a) Certifications.
(b) Present Employment.
(c) Hobbies.
(d) References.

2. John remarks that he had had a long night due to undertaking what activity?
(a) Writing a paper.
(b) Thinking of his lost baseball career.
(c) Dealing with insomnia.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

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

4. What word does Jess report that her mother had been trying to say after Jess's birth when the nurse had misheard?
(a) Fresh.
(b) Dressed.
(c) West.
(d) Yes.

5. The character notes indicate that Eddie "would have made a great" (7) what?
(a) Husband.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Father.
(d) Brother.

6. To what animal is Ani compared within a metaphor explaining her personality?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hamster.

7. What does Ani threaten to do if Eddie does not allow her to mail his belongings?
(a) Drag out the divorce proceedings.
(b) Never speak to him again.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Press her emergency button.

8. What do square brackets 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.

9. What activity is Jess doing for John at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Washing his body.
(b) Shaving his face.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Organizing his closet.

10. In what city is Ani's new apartment located?
(a) Newark.
(b) Jersey City.
(c) Hoboken.
(d) Bayonne.

11. Toward the end of the Prologue, Eddie laments that he has been "stood up" (17) by what?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A friend.
(c) An older woman.
(d) An enemy.

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

13. What piece of furniture does Eddie insist on moving within Ani's apartment?
(a) A television.
(b) A couch.
(c) A desk.
(d) A bed.

14. Which character is noted to have a "speech pattern that manifests itself in a kind of halted way of speaking" (6)?
(a) John.
(b) Ani.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Jess.

15. Ani sarcastically tells Eddie that she has been thinking about trying what activity to improve her mood?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Doing yoga.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Cutting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city had Ani lived with Eddie during their marriage?

3. In what era does the play take place?

4. After Eddie pays Ani a cringe-worthy compliment, what action does he take to punish himself?

5. When Eddie accompanies Ani inside her apartment, what object is he holding?

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