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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Carol says that her unhappiness comes from another source: Gerry isn't ______________.

4. What does Bernie not want Carol to call him when she's in his apartment at the start of the play?

5. What does Gerry have in the home, according to Carol as she is describing her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernie say that Carol should focus on in her life, according to his own opinion?

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

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

4. What does Bernie think Carol will think of his plan to call her when she was younger?

5. Why is the date on the gift incorrect, according to Bernie, when he gives it to Carol?

6. What does Carol reveal about her history of traveling with Gerry during her life?

7. What does Bernie admit about how he felt after Carol and her mother left?

8. What is Bernie's reaction to Carol's comment about him being wasted at the restaurant?

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

10. What is happening between two characters at the start of the play when the first scene begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carol slowly reveals details about her life with Gerry as she is talking to her father.

Part 1: Why do you think Carol decides to talk about Gerry so quickly?

Part 2: Do you think Carol and Gerry have a good relationship? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think you would have talked about your spouse with a father you just met? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The meeting of a parent after not having met them your entire life must be an awkward situation.

Part 1: How do you think Carol first feels when she walks in and meets Bernie?

Part 2: How do you think Bernie feels when Carol walks in for the first time to meet him?

Part 3: How much you have felt if you were in Carol's position, walking in to meet a father you've never known?

Essay Topic 3

Bernie has never given anyone jewelry until he gives the bracelet to Carol.

Part 1: Why do you think Bernie decided that Carol should get a bracelet?

Part 2: Do you think that Bernie should have given Carol a bracelet? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think Bernie wants from Carol? Why?

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