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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the board members react to Hochberg's timetable for Ferguson?
(a) They have some reservations about it.
(b) They refuse to discuss it anymore.
(c) They accept it.
(d) They are outraged.

2. What does Ferguson offer to give Barbara?
(a) Notes to help her study.
(b) A job reference.
(c) A grad school reference.
(d) A ride home.

3. Which character has the most empathy for everyone involved in the situation regarding the abortion?
(a) Hochberg.
(b) Laura.
(c) Mary.
(d) McCabe.

4. Who had ordered that the Smiths' daughter receive no more insulin?
(a) Hudson.
(b) Ferguson.
(c) McCabe.
(d) Hochberg.

5. What type of wing does the hospital need Hudson's help with?
(a) Pediatric.
(b) Critical Care.
(c) X-ray.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hochberg tell Mary to do?

2. How was abortion viewed during the time this play was written in the 1930s?

3. What does Hochberg instruct Ferguson to do?

4. With whom is Ferguson discussing Barbara's condition?

5. Mary knows that ______________ was the father of Barbara's baby.

(see the answer key)

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