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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the interviewer tell Agnes Felicity is enduring?
(a) A false sense of security and understanding.
(b) Physical and mental anguish.
(c) Medical science's worst.
(d) Senility which keeps her in the dark.

2. How old is Steve?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

3. What has caused regular visits between Joe and his family to be prohibitive?
(a) Hospital expenses and long distance.
(b) Nature of his disease.
(c) Rules of the hospital.
(d) Job and school demands.

4. What is Brian's perspective on death?
(a) He believes that God provides all of the answers about death.
(b) He believes people need to deny terminally ille people exist.
(c) He believes people think life is supposed to last forever.
(d) He believes people believe in an after-life.

5. In what year did this play win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters remains in denial the longest?

2. Which of the following characters is most logical about death?

3. What does Joe say about death?

4. What does Beverly spill on Mark's jacket?

5. What does Joe admit to the interviewer about Maggie?

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