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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many terminally ill people are in this play?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. Where are Maggie and Steve while Joe is hospitalized?
(a) East coast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southern plains.
(d) West coast.

3. What hope does Joe have in regards to Maggie's visit?
(a) That she will love being at the cottage.
(b) That she will be able to find peace.
(c) That she will finally understand he is dying.
(d) That she will be ready to comfort Steve when the time comes.

4. When does Maggie say she'll go in the cottage?
(a) When Joe is asleep.
(b) When she is ready to do that.
(c) When she's had some time to think.
(d) When it gets dark outside.

5. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his first reaction to learning about his terminal condition?
(a) Anger.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brian respond when he sees Beverly at the cottage?

2. What confession does Maggie make to Joe about Steve after he tried to drag her into the cottage?

3. What has caused regular visits between Joe and his family to be prohibitive?

4. What does Agnes do that causes Felicity to chastise her and launch into a bawdy song?

5. What ends the tension between Beverly and Mark?

(see the answer key)

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