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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) Nebraska.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Massachutes.

2. How does Brian describe fate?
(a) Serious.
(b) Amusing.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

3. What does Joe admit to the interviewer about Maggie?
(a) It sometimes takes her a little while to fully understand things.
(b) She doesn't enjoy seeing him the way he is now.
(c) She is living in denial and will not admit he is ill.
(d) He hasn't told her the extent of his illness.

4. How does Brian end his interview?
(a) By saying that he wishes he had a typewriter so that he could write again.
(b) By saying that the process of life and death shouldn't be taken seriously.
(c) By telling the interviewer that he really misses Beverly.
(d) By telling the interviewer that people here are too serious.

5. Which of the following is true about the interviewer?
(a) The interviewer is an unseen person.
(b) The interviewer is a female in a suit.
(c) The interviewer seems oblivious to Joe's presence.
(d) The interviewer is not talking to Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Claire?

2. What happens in Brian's recurring dream?

3. How does Steve feel about seeing his father?

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

5. What won't Maggie listen to that Joe tries to explain to her?

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