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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 length of trial run does Eddie suggest he complete before Ani hires him?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. What topic does Ani say that she and her nurse most often discuss?
(a) Politics.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Celebrity gossip.
(d) The weather.

3. Into what room has John gone when Jess leaves his apartment?
(a) The den.
(b) The library.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bathroom.

4. What does Eddie say when Ani asks him if his girlfriend knows he is asking Ani for a job?
(a) He says that he has not had the courage to tell her yet.
(b) He says that they have communicated about it.
(c) He says that his girlfriend is not speaking to him.
(d) He says that it is none of his girlfriend's business.

5. What "entire act" (81) between Jess and John does the audience witness at the start of Scene Five?
(a) Jess shaving John.
(b) Jess showering John.
(c) Jess making John's bed.
(d) John making dinner for Jess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie reveal as the real impetus bringing him to Ani's door for the second time?

2. What note is included about the phone call that Jess makes once outside of John's apartment?

3. To what state does Ani want to travel on her birthday?

4. By what bad name does Ani continually call Eddie within Scene Six?

5. What kind of liquor shot had the man at the bar been trying to buy for the half-conscious woman in Jess's story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of guilt arise within Scene Four when Eddie proposes his plan to act as Ani's caregiver?

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

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

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

6. What does John say to Jess just before she runs out of his apartment?

7. What is said about Eddie's girlfriend's feelings about Eddie possibly working for Ani?

8. What does staying informed about weather symbolize for Ani?

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

10. Discuss an example of irony present within Scene Four.

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