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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ani declares that Eddie's girlfriend must have what quality?
(a) A death wish.
(b) Patience.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Beauty.

2. The character notes describing Ani state that to some people, Ani can seem a bit what?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Brusque.
(d) Brash.

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

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

5. What transgression had Eddie committed to become unemployed?
(a) He had been fired for stealing.
(b) He had lost his license due to a DUI.
(c) He had been late to work too many times.
(d) He had been fired for sexual harassment.

6. What is John's first guess regarding Jess's major at Princeton?
(a) French.
(b) Art history.
(c) English.
(d) Environmental science.

7. What type of beverage is Eddie nursing within the prologue?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A glass of tomato juice.
(c) A vodka tonic.
(d) A glass of seltzer.

8. What action does Eddie take within the Prologue whenever he talks about his late wife?
(a) He swears loudly.
(b) He cries.
(c) He buys drinks for those around him.
(d) He takes out her picture.

9. What cringe-worthy compliment does Eddie give to Ani, causing him to take an action to punish himself?
(a) He tells her that he likes her wheelchair.
(b) He tells her that she has lost weight.
(c) He tells her that she looks healthy.
(d) He tells her that he likes her ride.

10. John is described as coming "from" (20) what and wearing it?
(a) The wrong side of the tracks.
(b) Wealth.
(c) The gutter.
(d) Breeding.

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

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

13. What do non-italicized parentheses 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.

14. How many of the play's 9 scenes are noted to occur on "the same Friday night in December" (5)?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

15. 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) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity is Jess doing for John at the start of Scene Three?

2. Ani is described as a woman whose "world has not extended very far beyond" what area?

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

4. To what color in Ani's new apartment does Eddie object?

5. In what type of establishment does the Prologue take place, as it focuses on the character of Eddie?

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