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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 item does John report knowing that Jess has taken in the past?
(a) Soap.
(b) Paper towels.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) Laundry detergent.

2. When Ani remembers that her birthday is coming up soon, in how many weeks does she say it will occur?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. Jess asks John for what favor once she realizes that he has a date?
(a) She asks for a bonus.
(b) She asks for a letter of recommendation.
(c) She asks to stay in his apartment while he is gone.
(d) She asks for a ride home.

4. Scene Seven takes place the same night as what other part of the play?
(a) The Epilogue.
(b) Scene One.
(c) The Prologue.
(d) Scene Two.

5. What object does Eddie ask Ani if she "really" (69) has within Scene Four?
(a) An emergency button.
(b) A platinum record.
(c) A valid driver's license.
(d) A suicide pill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What length of trial run does Eddie suggest he complete before Ani hires him?

3. What brand was the musical present given to Eddie by his parents?

4. Eddie indicates to Ani that he has destroyed what items?

5. Which of the following scenes are connected by continuous action, with no description of setting or context?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the emergency button symbolize?

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

4. In what ways does the music motif arise in Scene Six?

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

6. Near the end of Scene Four, Ani remembers that a certain event will be occurring in three weeks. What is that event?

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

8. In what way does the element of water in the play evoke qualities of intimacy and trust?

9. Discuss parallels between Scene Five and Scene Six.

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

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