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

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

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

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

5. What sound is heard outside that causes Ani to ask Eddie if she can just mail his belongings to him?
(a) A woman's high, chattering voice.
(b) A car horn.
(c) The click of high heels on pavement.
(d) A scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character notes describing Ani state that to some people, Ani can seem a bit what?

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

3. What part of Jess's resume does John say is lengthy?

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

5. In what state does the play take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had been the reason for Eddie losing his last job?

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

4. What is the significance of Eddie's comment that he could hold off on the divorce papers?

5. What had been the reason for Eddie's long absence from Ani after her accident?

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

7. What is the setting of Scene One?

8. What story does Jess finally tell John to placate him?

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

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

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