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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. The stage directions describing Eddie playing a song on Ani's body says that Eddie's fingers are "beautifully" (108) what?
(a) Blurred.
(b) Nimble.
(c) Fluid.
(d) Accurate.

2. What part of Ani's body does Eddie pretend to play like an instrument?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her throat.
(d) Her leg.

3. With whom does John have a date scheduled for the night occurring within Scene Seven?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A classmate.
(c) A professor.
(d) A tutor.

4. What brand was the musical present given to Eddie by his parents?
(a) Stradivarius.
(b) Suldan.
(c) Steinway.
(d) Casio.

5. What is Ani's answer when Eddie asks if she and he might have any hope of reconciliation?
(a) She says no.
(b) She says yes.
(c) She says that he needs to see a psychiatrist.
(d) She refuses to answer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Scene Six take place?

2. What color shirt does John choose after his shower?

3. A trip by which friend of Ani's friends had inspired her choice of birthday destination?

4. What do Ani and Eddie do together before Ani asks Eddie how it is going with his new girlfriend?

5. In what month does Scene Four, in which Eddie begs Ani for a job, take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence exists that points toward Ani's intoxication leading to her car accident?

2. What is the symbolism of the coat at the end of Scene Seven?

3. What language does Eddie use that makes it clear he still feels connected to Ani?

4. In what way does John handle the misunderstanding between him and Jess?

5. What conclusion could be drawn about the theme of death within Scene Seven?

6. What act does the audience watch at the start of Scene Five?

7. What object does John accuse Jess of stealing from his apartment and what is the significance of the object?

8. Provide an example of the play's creative use of physical humor.

9. What metaphor does Eddie use to describe the state of his relationship with his girlfriend and what does he mean?

10. What change in linear structure takes place within Scene Seven?

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