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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bernie shrugs off the ____________ of the previous scene and continues with the conversation.
(a) Passion.
(b) Dullness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

2. Carol and Bernie both admit to being ____________ about seeing each other.
(a) Excited.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Angry.
(d) Nervous.

3. Who does Bernie want to learn more about, though Carol tries to avoid it?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Carol.
(d) Mary.

4. Carol, Bernie says, is ________ with all of the possibilities in her life, according to his perspective.
(a) Lucky.
(b) Blessed.
(c) Rich.
(d) Happy.

5. What is the name of Bernie's second wife, according to his admission about her sibling(s)?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Donna.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ruth.

6. What does Bernie want to know about Carol's place? Bernie: "You got a ____________?"
(a) Dog.
(b) Deadbolt.
(c) Patio.
(d) Doorman.

7. What does Bernie tell Carol she is, again, as he continues to tell her this in the play?
(a) Good looking.
(b) Short.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Smart.

8. Carol notes, "Our __________ is quite nice. You'll like it a lot. When you come see it."
(a) Place.
(b) Car.
(c) Yard.
(d) Office.

9. Carol ___________ about agreeing with the idea that she is happy at her job.
(a) Hesitates.
(b) Cries.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Confirms.

10. __________ says that no one is going to take care of them so they need to do it themselves.
(a) Bernie.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Carol.

11. What does Gerry have in the home, according to Carol as she is describing her home?
(a) Bookshelf.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Garage.
(d) Study.

12. What does Bernie not want Carol to call him when she's in his apartment at the start of the play?
(a) Butch.
(b) Father.
(c) Dad.
(d) Bernie.

13. _____________ says that he would have recognized her anywhere at the start of the play.
(a) Tom.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bernie.

14. What happens when Bernie shares with Carol his idea in #95?
(a) She doesn't respond.
(b) She tells him that he is always right.
(c) She cries.
(d) She agrees.

15. Bernie points out it's important to find ____________wherever you can, not to dwell on what cannot be changed.
(a) Truth.
(b) Good.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carol used to think her father was the ____________ man she ever met in her life.

2. Who does Carol currently live with, according to her own admission in this scene of the play?

3. Who makes Carol's apartment seem cramped from time to time, according to Carol?

4. Bernie begins to share his view on people who talk about living in the ___________ and getting back to nature.

5. During what month of the year is this play supposedly taking place, according to the notes at the start of the book?

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