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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mark do when Beverly follows Brian?
(a) He cleans up the mess that Beverly made.
(b) He drinks champagne straight from the bottle.
(c) He walks out of the cottage to clear his head.
(d) He goes into the kitchen to clean his jacket.

2. What did Agnes say about her relationship with Claire before their father died?
(a) They never got along.
(b) They wer always treated differently.
(c) They were close.
(d) They argued a lot.

3. How long was Claire gone before Felicity and Agnes knew what happened to her?
(a) A year.
(b) Five years.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

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

5. Who does the interviewer believe is keeping Felicity alive?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Claire.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Hospital.

6. What does Beverly try to interject into Brian's grieving process?
(a) Surprise and patience.
(b) Denial and release.
(c) Humor and drama.
(d) Love and affection.

7. What seems to be the most important theme of the play?
(a) There is always hope even in death.
(b) Life always ends in death.
(c) There are many stages of grief.
(d) Really live while you're alive.

8. How does her feeling change?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She becomes more confused.
(c) She is overwhelmed.
(d) She gets lost in sadness.

9. What does Mark's pain stem from?
(a) Realizing his salvation is dying.
(b) Jealousy over Brian's feelings for Beverly.
(c) Understanding what is happening to Brian.
(d) Watching the dying process daily.

10. What did Agnes decide to do to try and help Felicity?
(a) Write letters to Felicity and pretend they were from Claire.
(b) Get her some therapy to work through the problem.
(c) Admitted her to the hospital right away.
(d) Tell her mom about Claire's problems every day.

11. What does the interviewer change the subject to?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Life.
(c) Claire.
(d) Death.

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

13. Why do you think Agnes is more open to the idea of her mother's death?
(a) She is tired of having to be fake for her mother.
(b) Her mother is older.
(c) She already lost her father.
(d) Her sister ran away.

14. What is the last stage in the grief cycle?
(a) Denial.
(b) Bargaining.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe describe his life?

2. What does Joe think about that has made him angry?

3. Why does the interviewer believe Felicity will not allow herself to die?

4. Why doesn't Agnes believe that what she is doing is wrong?

5. What do Joe and Maggie do while they sit outside of the cottage?

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