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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 buys drinks for those around him.
(b) He swears loudly.
(c) He cries.
(d) He takes out her picture.

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

3. John remarks that he had had a long night due to undertaking what activity?
(a) Writing a paper.
(b) Thinking of his lost baseball career.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Dealing with insomnia.

4. What language is used to describe the nature of Ani's new apartment?
(a) Subsidized.
(b) Assisted living.
(c) High-rise.
(d) Accessible.

5. What activity is Jess doing for John at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Shaving his face.
(b) Organizing his closet.
(c) Washing his body.
(d) Combing his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's first guess regarding Jess's major at Princeton?

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

3. What topic does Jess say is not her favorite topic about which to talk?

4. What transgression had Eddie committed to become unemployed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Majok instruct the reader to interpret the word "fuckin" (6) within the dialogue of the play?

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

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

5. How does the motif of music arise in Scene Two?

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

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

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

9. What does Ani say will happen if her fingers are not kept flat upon her wheelchair pad?

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

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