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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John describes his cerebral palsy as feeling like what action is taking place beneath his skin?
(a) Like bolts of lightning are hitting him.
(b) Like a slow fire is burning.
(c) Like people are hitting him.
(d) Like tiny hammers are hitting him.

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

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

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

5. What is John's second guess regarding Jess's major at Princeton?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Art history.
(d) Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ani threaten to do if Eddie does not allow her to mail his belongings?

2. Within the section entitled Some Notes on Performance, the word "fuckin" (6) is noted to stand in for a comma in what state?

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

4. The character notes indicate that Eddie "would have made a great" (7) what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason has Eddie come to Ani's apartment in Scene Two?

2. What final question does John ask Jess before he offers her a job?

3. What is one theme represented within one of the three quotes within the Epigraph section?

4. What simile does John use to describe what having cerebral palsy feels like?

5. What is the symbolism of the light therapy box discussed in Scene Two?

6. What suggestions does Eddie have for Ani the second he walks into her new accessible apartment?

7. What do Ani's text messages to Eddie during their marriage symbolize?

8. For what purpose has Jess come to John's apartment in Scene One?

9. What does Eddie do for a living?

10. What evidence lies within Scene Two that suggests that Ani has hope of regaining her physical proclivities?

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