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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. Carol used to think her father was the ____________ man she ever met in her life.

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

3. Who still goes to church, according to the conversation at the start of the play?

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

5. How many rooms does Carol say that her current home has, as she is speaking with Bernie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernie come out and ask Carol at the start of this scene, though it's been asked before?

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

3. What does Bernie think of people who talk about living in the country, according to his own admission?

4. Why did Bernie chew out a young lieutenant when he was in the military, according to his side of the story?

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

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

7. What did Bernie do to his car when he went to the holiday party during the story he shares with Carol?

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

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

10. What does Bernie say that he wants to offer Carol when they are meeting, but he cannot because of his new life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernie explains that everyone used to drink on the phone company job every now and then.

Part 1: Why do you think Bernie tells Carol that everyone used to drink where he worked?

Part 2: Does the fact that everyone else drank excuse Bernie's behavior? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might Bernie's life have turned out if that accident hadn't happened?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Carol is insistent that Bernie be her father and not her friend. She wants him to be a hero in her eyes.

Part 1: Why do you think being friends with Bernie would not be a good idea for Carol?

Part 2: Why do you think Carol wants Bernie to be a father for her?

Part 3: Do you think that older adult children and their parents can be parent and child again? Why or why not?

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