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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. In what type of establishment does the Prologue take place, as it focuses on the character of Eddie?
(a) A tea shop.
(b) A bar.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A grocery store.

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

3. How is Ani said to be pronounced in the text?
(a) Ah-nee.
(b) Ah-NEE.
(c) Ar-NEE.
(d) Annie.

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

5. Ani sarcastically tells Eddie that she has been thinking about trying what activity to improve her mood?
(a) Cutting.
(b) Meditating.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Doing yoga.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the play's 9 scenes are noted to occur on "the same Friday night in December" (5)?

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

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

4. To whom does Eddie report sending text messages after her death?

5. What do square brackets within the play indicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Scene Two contrast with Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

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

3. What is the setting of Scene One?

4. What is the setting of the Prologue?

5. How is Jess's character described within the character notes at the start of Scene One?

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

7. What impetus has brought Eddie to the bar in Brooklyn?

8. In what ways is Scene Two similar to Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

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

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

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