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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura say she wants her life with Ferguson to be?
(a) Full and beautiful.
(b) Adventurous.
(c) Philanthropic.
(d) Simple and quiet.

2. Hochberg and some of the other doctors say they can't cut expenses ___________________________.
(a) Without compromising services.
(b) Because they are already running lean.
(c) Without cutting staff.
(d) Until next year.

3. With whom is Ferguson discussing Barbara's condition?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jillian.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Laura.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the hospital business managers?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Houghton.
(c) Rummond.
(d) Ferguson.

5. How was abortion viewed during the time this play was written in the 1930s?
(a) A felony.
(b) Illegal and criminal.
(c) Illegal but not criminal.
(d) A misdemeanor.

6. What seems to get in the way of any path Ferguson thinks about pursuing?
(a) Love.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Respect.

7. What surprises Ferguson in the operating room?
(a) The music.
(b) Laura's attendance.
(c) The cold temperature.
(d) The bright lights.

8. What do the doctors make jokes about during the meeting?
(a) How they will soon have to wash out bandages and reuse them.
(b) How difficult it is to collect fees.
(c) How the coffee is just tan water.
(d) The lack of Christmas bonuses this year.

9. What does Hochberg tell Mary to do?
(a) Cancel his dinner reservation.
(b) Notify Barbara's family and friends of her condition.
(c) Make arrangements for the operating room.
(d) Assist him in surgery.

10. Which doctor tells some of the other doctors to be quiet and stop making jokes about patients and golf games?
(a) Ferguson.
(b) McCabe.
(c) Hochberg.
(d) Cunningham.

11. Which of the following does Laura NOT say about her father and Hochberg.
(a) They are flat.
(b) They have no outside interests.
(c) They are colorless.
(d) They are vivacious.

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

13. Who is upset that his son has not been named an intern at the hospital?
(a) A senator.
(b) Hudson.
(c) The governor.
(d) Hochberg.

14. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The hospital emergency room.
(b) The corridor outside Barbara's hospital room.
(c) The hospital library.
(d) The cafe across the street from the hospital.

15. What does Ferguson respond when Laura asks if he had an affair with Barbara?
(a) Yes.
(b) It didn't mean anything.
(c) Let me explain.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose condition is Ferguson discussing?

2. The hospital must balance financial responsibilities and ________________.

3. Which character has the most empathy for everyone involved in the situation regarding the abortion?

4. What does Ferguson tell Laura when she realizes he had an affair with Barbara?

5. What decision of Ferguson's does Hochberg question?

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