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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bernie talks about not having to go look for someone to help him ___________.
(a) Feel happy.
(b) Feel quiet.
(c) Get laid.
(d) With his problems.

2. What word does Bernie use to describe the experience of having kids when talking to Carol?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Fun.
(c) Life-changing.
(d) Indescribable.

3. Bernie says that Carol needs to take all of the ___________ she can, as he is talking with her about her life.
(a) Truth.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Money.

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

5. What is Bernie's reaction to the fact that Carol thinks he can do better than the job he currently has?
(a) He's confused.
(b) He's angry.
(c) He agrees.
(d) He ignores her.

6. Carol used to think her father was the ____________ man she ever met in her life.
(a) Tallest.
(b) Strongest.
(c) Handsomest.
(d) Bravest.

7. What does Carol say is nice when she is still talking with Bernie during this scene?
(a) The apartment.
(b) His car.
(c) His hair.
(d) His pictures.

8. Bernie asks Carol about where she ____________ as they continue their conversation.
(a) Smokes.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Works.
(d) Plays.

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

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

11. Bernie describes his younger years and times as ways of getting __________.
(a) Women.
(b) Play.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Around.

12. Carol suggests that she and Bernie renew their ____________ when they are talking to each other.
(a) Vows.
(b) Faith.
(c) No smoking committment.
(d) Relationship.

13. What does Bernie say that Carol does too often, and that she should try to stop?
(a) Complaining.
(b) Smokes.
(c) Apologizing.
(d) Laughing.

14. "It's a ________ home, you know?" says Carol when she's talking about where she lives.
(a) Small.
(b) New.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Real.

15. Where did a good friend get Bernie a job, which helped him to be taken care of for once in his life?
(a) Data entry company.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Phone company.
(d) Liquor store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bernie says that being a man of the world, being a bad ________ doesn't really mean anything.

2. Who did Bernie once chew out because he believed this person wasn't giving him the respect he deserved?

3. Bernie shrugs off the ____________ of the previous scene and continues with the conversation.

4. Bernie points out it's important to find ____________wherever you can, not to dwell on what cannot be changed.

5. Bernie tells Carol not to focus on all of the ___________ the way he did for so long.

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