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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian attempt to do with Beverly?
(a) Dance with her.
(b) Make love to her.
(c) Argue with her.
(d) Go for a walk.

2. What do all of the pieces of Beverly's jewelry represent?
(a) Ex lovers.
(b) Special memories.
(c) Wishes or dreams.
(d) Major life events.

3. What happened to Claire one day when she and Felicity were arguing?
(a) Felicity hit Claire.
(b) Claire left.
(c) Claire hit her mother.
(d) Felicity kicked her out.

4. Which of the following characters seems to have lead the fuller life?
(a) Joe.
(b) Brian.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Mark.

5. Which of the following characters is most logical about death?
(a) Brian.
(b) Joe.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Felicity.

6. What does the interviewer tell Agnes Felicity is enduring?
(a) Senility which keeps her in the dark.
(b) A false sense of security and understanding.
(c) Physical and mental anguish.
(d) Medical science's worst.

7. What does the interviewer explain to Agnes what is happening to Felicity is called?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Denial.
(c) Bargaining.
(d) Anger.

8. What does Agnes believe she has provided for Felicity?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Care.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Hope.

9. How does Agnes now describe Claire?
(a) As the trouble maker in the family.
(b) As the golden child.
(c) As Felicity's favorite daughter.
(d) As the one that got away.

10. It could be said that Joe and Felicity are further along in the acceptance of their disease than which of the following characters?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Beverly and Mark.
(c) Brian.
(d) Their families.

11. What do all of the characters seem to say about life?
(a) It goes by too fast.
(b) It can never be explained well.
(c) It is never long enough.
(d) It is unfair.

12. How does Agnes respond to the interviewers suggest about what may need to happen to Felicity?
(a) Agnes says that that is not what Felicity wants.
(b) Agnes tells the interviewer that he is wrong.
(c) Agnes begins to softly cry.
(d) Agnes refuses the interviewers idea.

13. What happens when Beverly spills something on Mark's jacket?
(a) Mark storms out of the cottage.
(b) Brian laughs loudly.
(c) She apologizes profusely.
(d) They get into an argument.

14. What does Maggie feel about her life with Joe?
(a) It was a total failure.
(b) It is not over.
(c) It went by too fast.
(d) It was only made up of good moments.

15. What does Joe think about that has made him angry?
(a) He won't get to have his grandchildren surrounding him.
(b) He can't understand why this happened to him.
(c) He doesn't know how to make Maggie understand.
(d) He believes his life doesn't matter to Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters seems to battle the process the most?

2. What does Beverly do for Brian?

3. What does the letter reading incident lead Agnes to realize?

4. What does Agnes believe has kept Felicity alive for the past two years?

5. What does the reality of terminal illness force people to do?

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