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

2. Bernie thinks Carol should work wherever she wants as long as she is ____________ at her job.
(a) Good.
(b) Happy.
(c) Paid well.
(d) Excited.

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

4. Bernie admits that he's lived in the apartment for a couple of ___________ when he's talking to Carol.
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Carol when this play is taking place, according to the notes at the start of the play?

2. Who did the legwork in order to allow for the meeting between Carol and Bernie?

3. Bernie says that Carol needs to take all of the ___________ she can, as he is talking with her about her life.

4. What is Carol's last name according to the notes at the start of the play?

5. Bernie says that getting back to nature is the same kind of thing he used to do when he was ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernie do after Carol remarks again about how nice Bernie's place is?

2. What does Bernie say about Carol again when he shrugs off the passion of the previous scene?

3. What happened to Carol's mother after she divorced Carol's dad so long ago?

4. What does Carol attribute her good looks to, according to what she says in their conversation?

5. Why did Bernie get fired from the phone company, according to the story Bernie relates at the start of the chapter?

6. Who is the other person besides himself that took care of Bernie, according to Bernie's recollection?

7. Why does Bernie consider Carol to be lucky in her life as the two are talking with each other?

8. What did Carol used to think of Bernie's good looks when she was younger?

9. On what day did Bernie plan to call Carol when she was younger, according to his admission in this scene?

10. What did Bernie get for Carol as he presents the gift to her at the start of the scene?

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