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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what discipline is John pursuing his PhD?
(a) Political Science.
(b) English.
(c) Business.
(d) Philosophy.

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

5. 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) Overlapping lines.
(d) Active silences.

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

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

8. Eddie is described as an "unemployed" (8) what?
(a) Limousine driver.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Truck driver.

9. The playwright includes a note that disabled characters should be cast in which two roles?
(a) John and Ani.
(b) Eddie and Jess.
(c) John and Eddie.
(d) Ani and Jess.

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

11. When Eddie accompanies Ani inside her apartment, what object is he holding?
(a) A hat.
(b) A dog.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A cane.

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

13. What is Jess's answer when John asks her why she wants a job?
(a) To provide a front for her illegal business.
(b) To give her somewhere to live.
(c) For the money.
(d) To occupy her time.

14. What does Jess do in order to cause John's body to "spasm and splay" (64)?
(a) She reaches for his shirt too quickly when she starts to undress him.
(b) She speaks too loudly.
(c) She cooks food with a strong smell.
(d) She stands too close to John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Ani is described with the qualities of a quadriplegic, she has partial function in what body parts?

2. For what reason does Jess appear at John's door at the start of Scene One?

3. What action does Eddie take within the Prologue whenever he talks about his late wife?

4. How many months does Ani say it has been since she and Eddie have seen each other?

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

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