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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Carol when this play is taking place, according to the notes at the start of the play?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admits they quit smoking a few years ago so they know how hard it is to do so?

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

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

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

5. Bernie says that he knows Carol's mother had another daughter, named _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernie say when Carol asks Bernie if he feels she is entitled to having a father in her life?

2. What did the boss Bernie had at the phone company do for him after the accident?

3. What does Bernie reveal about Carol's other siblings who came after her mother and father divorced?

4. What does Carol have to say about Bernie's apartment when she is standing in it during this scene?

5. How did Carol find Bernie, according to her when she and Bernie are talking in his apartment?

6. What did Bernie admit to envisioning for his and Carol's first meeting together?

7. What does Bernie say about the opinion Carol has about her marriage and why it is the way it is?

8. What does Carol say has affected her marriage, in her opinion, when she talks with Bernie?

9. What does Carol reveal about her own home with Gerry as she and Bernie are talking?

10. What does Bernie say when Carol asks him if he is working that night during this scene?

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