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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what state does the play take place?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

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

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

7. How many months does Ani say it has been since she and Eddie have seen each other?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

9. Ani's therapist had told her that what kind of therapy would help her body to repair itself?
(a) Music therapy.
(b) Color therapy.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Hydrotherapy.

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

11. Jess reports that her mother had come to the United States without what item?
(a) English.
(b) Money.
(c) Education.
(d) Precedent.

12. On what day of Jess's employment with John does Scene Three open?
(a) Her fifth.
(b) Her thirtieth.
(c) Her third.
(d) Her first.

13. What items does Ani discover Eddie's girlfriend is about to bring to Eddie when he is still in Ani's apartment?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Keys.
(c) Garbage bags.
(d) Suitcases.

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

15. What language is used to describe the nature of Ani's new apartment?
(a) Subsidized.
(b) High-rise.
(c) Assisted living.
(d) Accessible.

Short Answer Questions

1. The playwright includes a note that disabled characters should be cast in which two roles?

2. In what city is Ani's new apartment located?

3. In what era does the play take place?

4. How old is John?

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

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