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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the interviewer suggest that surprises Agnes?
(a) To talk to Agnes too.
(b) To have Felicity leave the cottage.
(c) To speak to Agnes alone outside of the cottage.
(d) To talk to Felicity alone.

2. What caused Maggie and Steve to come to see Joe?
(a) He begged them to come and visit.
(b) He no longer has the option to go home.
(c) The hospital insisted that they come immediately.
(d) They insisted that they had to come one last time.

3. 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 believe in an after-life.
(d) He believes people think life is supposed to last forever.

4. What does Brian believe has been thwarted by the mechanics of dying?
(a) His eloquence.
(b) His muse.
(c) His ability to tell a story.
(d) His grammar.

5. What is Brian doing all of the time that he is unsure of the cause of?
(a) Shaking.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Blinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brian describe fate?

2. Why is Joe's interview halted?

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term affable?

4. What does Brian say about day-to-day basis life can be?

5. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his first reaction to learning about his terminal condition?

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