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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 action does Eddie take within the Prologue whenever he talks about his late wife?
(a) He takes out her picture.
(b) He cries.
(c) He buys drinks for those around him.
(d) He swears loudly.

2. 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) West.
(c) Yes.
(d) Fresh.

3. What type of beverage is Eddie nursing within the prologue?
(a) A vodka tonic.
(b) A glass of tomato juice.
(c) A glass of seltzer.
(d) A cup of tea.

4. After Eddie pays Ani a cringe-worthy compliment, what action does he take to punish himself?
(a) He unstraps Ani's paralyzed hand and punches himself with it.
(b) He stomps on his own foot.
(c) He promises to call more often.
(d) He vows to go to church every Sunday.

5. What weather is happening throughout Scene Two?
(a) There is a thunderstorm occurring.
(b) It is cold and clear.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is snowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what borough does the Prologue take place?

2. In what era does the play take place?

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

4. Ani sarcastically tells Eddie that she has been thinking about trying what activity to improve her mood?

5. To what animal is Ani compared within a metaphor explaining her personality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the setting of the Prologue?

4. What evidence is present that indicates Eddie's previous substance abuse problems?

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

6. What does Eddie do for a living?

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

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

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

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

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