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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. What does Bernie want to know about Carol's place? Bernie: "You got a ____________?"

2. Bernie admits that he's lived in the apartment for a couple of ___________ when he's talking to Carol.

3. Bernie curses and says that Carol hasn't even been to the ____________ where he works.

4. Carol suggests that she and Bernie renew their ____________ when they are talking to each other.

5. Did Bernie know about the fantasy that Carol had as a child as mentioned in question #77?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of worker did Bernie see himself as when he was working for the phone company?

4. What are Carol and Gerry talking about, that she shares with Bernie as they are talking together?

5. What does Bernie say when Carol compliments him on how he looks as they meet for one of the first times?

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

7. What does Carol say that she wants, and what she doesn't want, from Bernie in their relationship?

8. What happened after the incident with the telephone pole in the story Bernie shares?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernie lets Carol know that he will do whatever she wants when she isn't sure whether to have dinner with her father by herself or including Gerry.

Part 1: Why do you think Carol is confused about how to eat dinner with her father?

Part 2: Do you think it would be a good idea for Gerry to be at dinner with Carol and her father? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Bernie wants to do whatever Carol wants to do?

Essay Topic 2

Bernie shares a story about how he crashed his car once night when drinking.

Part 1: Why do you think Bernie decided to tell Carol this story?

Part 2: Do you think it was a good idea for Bernie to tell Carol this story about the car?

Part 3: What does this story about the accident with the car tell the viewer or the reader about Bernie?

Essay Topic 3

Bernie seems to have gone on with his life, marrying and having another child after leaving Carol and her mother.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good thing that Bernie tells Carol the truth? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think that Bernie should have continued on with his life as if nothing had happened? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think Carol's life might have been if her father had stayed?

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