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

2. 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.

3. Carol is talking about buying a _____________ with Gerry in the coming months.
(a) Pool.
(b) House.
(c) Car.
(d) Summer house.

4. Bernie tells Carol that she needs to find out about the _________ of the world for herself.
(a) Evils.
(b) Men.
(c) Truths.
(d) Rules.

5. Carol ___________ about agreeing with the idea that she is happy at her job.
(a) Laughs.
(b) Confirms.
(c) Cries.
(d) Hesitates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Bernie's position when he was in the army, though he says those in this position don't generally last long?

3. Bernie talks about how he is ___________ when he is talking with Carol in this scene.

4. What do Bernie and Carol compliment each other on when they are talking at the start of the play?

5. Bernie describes his younger years and times as ways of getting __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Bernie quite understand why he got fired from his phone company job?

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

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

4. What does Carol say she does for a living at the start of this scene?

5. What does Carol describe as the most important institution in America when she is talking with Bernie?

6. During what holiday does the story Bernie tells in this scene take place as he is sharing the story with Carol?

7. What has reminded Bernie of the idea that the present is more important than the past or the future?

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

9. Why has Bernie never given anyone jewelry before this particular day?

10. What does Carol admit is the source of her current unhappiness in her life?

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