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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 cringe-worthy compliment does Eddie give to Ani, causing him to take an action to punish himself?
(a) He tells her that he likes her ride.
(b) He tells her that he likes her wheelchair.
(c) He tells her that she looks healthy.
(d) He tells her that she has lost weight.

2. A sudden awareness of what superstition causes Eddie to exclaim, "Oh shit" (34) at the start of Scene Two?
(a) Tossing his hat on the bed.
(b) Walking under a ladder.
(c) Seeing a black cat cross his path.
(d) Holding an open umbrella while inside.

3. John describes his cerebral palsy as feeling like what action is taking place beneath his skin?
(a) Like people are hitting him.
(b) Like bolts of lightning are hitting him.
(c) Like a slow fire is burning.
(d) Like tiny hammers are hitting him.

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

5. In addition to the word "incomplete" (34), what other word is used to describe the nature of Ani's spinal cord injury?
(a) Severe.
(b) Mild.
(c) Cervical.
(d) Thoracic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie is described as an "unemployed" (8) what?

2. In what state does the play take place?

3. Within the section entitled Some Notes on Performance, the word "fuckin" (6) is noted to stand in for a comma in what state?

4. Though Ani is described with the qualities of a quadriplegic, she has partial function in what body parts?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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