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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Joe hospitalized?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Massachutes.
(d) Nebraska.

2. Why did Joe discourage his wife from coming to see him more often?
(a) He was too proud to let her see him ill.
(b) He was ashamed of how he became ill.
(c) He didn't feel like company because he was depressed.
(d) He always thought he'd go home.

3. What won't Maggie listen to that Joe tries to explain to her?
(a) About his condition.
(b) About the things she has brought.
(c) About the cottage.
(d) About the interviewer.

4. What does Brian admit scares him to death?
(a) What happens in the after life.
(b) Never seeing her again.
(c) The act of dying.
(d) Losing Mark.

5. What does Steve chide his mother about never being able to do?
(a) Talk to Joe about his illness.
(b) Go inside the cottage.
(c) Refusing to have a drink.
(d) Live a rural life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Maggie say she'll go in the cottage?

2. What does Brian indicate is the only thing that anyone can be sure of?

3. What does the interviewer do to make Joe relax?

4. In what year did this play win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award?

5. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?

(see the answer key)

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