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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Agnes do that causes Felicity to chastise her and launch into a bawdy song?
(a) Singing a hymn.
(b) Cleaning the cottage.
(c) Reading the bible.
(d) Talking about Claire.

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

4. What does the interviewer tell Joe he is available to do?
(a) Listen anytime.
(b) Help him deal with his emotions.
(c) Talk to his family.
(d) Teach him how to accept his fate.

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

6. Why did Brian's ex-wife leave him?
(a) He wanted to write and talk instead of living life to its fullest.
(b) He would always seem sad or irrate when he was writing.
(c) He spent all of his time writing and not paying attention to her.
(d) He would write about her and reveal her secrets to others.

7. What does Brian say about day-to-day basis life can be?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Amusing.
(c) Sad.
(d) Impersonal.

8. How does Beverly feel about the information that Mark shares with her?
(a) She tells Mark that he is lying.
(b) She doesn't understand what he is saying.
(c) She cannot process the information because she is drunk.
(d) She finds it uncomfortable.

9. What does Brian indicate is the only thing that anyone can be sure of?
(a) Life.
(b) Illness.
(c) Birth.
(d) Death.

10. How does Felicity feel about her treatment so far at the hospital?
(a) She is relived.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She is incensed.
(d) She is happy.

11. Which of the following is the best description of what the opening setting could be mistake for?
(a) A high tech hospital.
(b) A country retreat in the woods.
(c) A vacation home on a beach.
(d) A three star restaurant.

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

13. What topic does Joe try to change it to when Maggie continues with her lack of acceptance?
(a) The memories from the last family vacation.
(b) The family buying a farm and living a rural life.
(c) The family dog who had died last year.
(d) The happenings at Steve's school and Maggie's work.

14. Why does Felicity continue to lash out at the interviewer?
(a) She is angry about her body being ravaged by the disease.
(b) She is tired and would rather be in bed.
(c) She doesn't like being observed in her private place.
(d) She does not like discussing her disease or feelings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Felicity says that she and Claire communicate?

2. What did Joe ask Maggie to do?

3. What is Brian's perspective on death?

4. About how old is Felicity?

5. What draws Joe's attention to the interview area?

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