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

2. Which character has cerebral palsy?
(a) John.
(b) Ani.
(c) Jess.
(d) Eddie.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jess do in order to cause John's body to "spasm and splay" (64)?

2. Scene Two takes place within what month?

3. On what day of Jess's employment with John does Scene Three open?

4. Which character is noted to have a "speech pattern that manifests itself in a kind of halted way of speaking" (6)?

5. A sudden awareness of what superstition causes Eddie to exclaim, "Oh shit" (34) at the start of Scene Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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