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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carol admits she thinks Gerry is a little ______________ of her, as she is talking with Bernie.
(a) Frightened.
(b) Bored.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Version.

2. What did Bernie lose when he was an alcoholic in the past, according to his own admission?
(a) Car.
(b) Wife.
(c) Driver's license.
(d) Son.

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

4. Bernie says that being a man of the world, being a bad ________ doesn't really mean anything.
(a) Worker.
(b) Partner.
(c) Communicator.
(d) Lover.

5. What is Carol's last name according to the notes at the start of the play?
(a) Jones.
(b) Mindler.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Smith.

6. Who did Carol used to fantasize her father was when she was a little girl growing up?
(a) Tonto.
(b) Howdy Doody.
(c) Superman.
(d) Lone Ranger.

7. What does Bernie feel like, according to his own admission at the start of the play?
(a) Racehorse.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dog.

8. Carol says that she and Gerry love each other in the ___________ way when asked by Bernie about their relationship.
(a) Normal.
(b) Usual.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Boring.

9. What does the acronym VA stand for when it is mentioned in this opening scene of the play?
(a) Vietnam Association.
(b) Valley Administration.
(c) Volleyball Association.
(d) Veterans Administration.

10. Bernie says that as long as Gerry truly ___________ for her, then everything else doesn't matter much.
(a) Pines.
(b) Cares.
(c) Watches out.
(d) Makes money.

11. What does Bernie try to find when he and Carol are visiting, though she tells him not to worry about it?
(a) Birth certificate.
(b) A baby bootie.
(c) A baby journal.
(d) Photo albums.

12. Where was Bernie once stationed that Carol reveals she once visited as well?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

13. Bernie welcomes ______________ in his apartment at the start of the play.
(a) Leslie.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Carol.
(d) Julie.

14. Bernie says that if he were still a drinker, Carol probably would not______________.
(a) Recognize him.
(b) Have to come over.
(c) Be alive.
(d) Have been there.

15. What does Bernie tell Carol he has by his second wife as they are sharing their lives with each other?
(a) Half sister.
(b) Twin brothers.
(c) Twin sisters.
(d) Half brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Bernie use to describe the experience of having kids when talking to Carol?

2. Carol, Bernie says, is ________ with all of the possibilities in her life, according to his perspective.

3. Carol looks at a picture of Bernie taken during the ____________ as she's talking with him in the scene.

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

5. What was Bernie's nickname when he was in the army, though he doesn't remember why he was called that?

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