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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?
(a) His desire to live forever.
(b) His need to see his family.
(c) His perspective on death.
(d) His feelings about Joe.

4. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term affable?
(a) Sociable.
(b) Likable.
(c) Unwilling.
(d) Generous.

5. What happens in Brian's recurring dream?
(a) No one can hear him call their name.
(b) He is lost and all alone unable to find his way.
(c) Maggie calls for him but he cannot reach her.
(d) Everyone he knows appears and calls his name.

6. What did Joe ask Maggie to do?
(a) Make sure she comes happily.
(b) Bring his favorite foods.
(c) Talk to his doctors so she better understands things.
(d) Explain the situation to Steve.

7. What does Brian believe would allow people to live more authentic lives?
(a) Refusing to accept their own fate.
(b) Fighting to live for as long as possible.
(c) Admitting the reality of their own death.
(d) Believing in an after life.

8. What does Joe admit to the interviewer about Maggie?
(a) It sometimes takes her a little while to fully understand things.
(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) She doesn't enjoy seeing him the way he is now.

9. What causes Joe to be vigorous and in good humor?
(a) The interviewer is calming him.
(b) He has met a couple of friends at the other cottages.
(c) His wife and son are arriving soon.
(d) He has come to grips with his disease and fate.

10. How does Joe react to what Maggie has done to Steve?
(a) He tells Steve to leave his mother alone.
(b) He asks Steve to leave them alone.
(c) He yells at Maggie.
(d) He comforts Steve.

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

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

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

14. What did Beverly tell Brian that he had lost?
(a) The desire to write emotionally.
(b) The magic and zest for real living.
(c) The need for her.
(d) The ability to cope with the realities of life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interviewer tell Joe about his feelings?

2. Why was Joe released from the hospital?

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

4. Which of the following is the best description of what the opening setting could be mistake for?

5. What does Felicity do to try and block out the interviewer's voice?

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