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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bernie tells Carol not to focus on all of the ___________ the way he did for so long.
(a) Positive stuff.
(b) Negative stuff.
(c) Hippie stuff.
(d) Money.

2. During what month of the year is this play supposedly taking place, according to the notes at the start of the book?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) March.

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

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

5. Who does Bernie admit to not having seen in a long time, according to his own admission?
(a) Donna.
(b) Marty.
(c) Mary.
(d) Leslie.

6. Who did the legwork in order to allow for the meeting between Carol and Bernie?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Carol.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Gerry.

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

8. Bernie says that if he were a ______________, he'd offer her a drink when she came in the door.
(a) Woman.
(b) Maid.
(c) Drinker.
(d) Good host.

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

10. Carol looks at a picture of Bernie taken during the ____________ as she's talking with him in the scene.
(a) Graduation.
(b) Party.
(c) Wedding.
(d) War.

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

12. What does Carol discover that Bernie received when he was in the military?
(a) Court Martial.
(b) Medal.
(c) Certificate.
(d) Top command.

13. What does Bernie say he looks at all the time to remember the good old days?
(a) Pictures of Carol.
(b) Pictures of Ruth.
(c) The box of toys Carol used to have.
(d) His army pictures.

14. Who does Carol currently live with, according to her own admission in this scene of the play?
(a) Mary.
(b) No one.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Gerry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bernie says that as long as Gerry truly ___________ for her, then everything else doesn't matter much.

2. What does Bernie tell Carol to do about her job if she isn't satisfied with how it is going?

3. What does the acronym VA stand for when it is mentioned in this opening scene of the play?

4. "It's a ________ home, you know?" says Carol when she's talking about where she lives.

5. Did Bernie know about the fantasy that Carol had as a child as mentioned in question #77?

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