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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian admit scares him to death?
(a) What happens in the after life.
(b) Losing Mark.
(c) Never seeing her again.
(d) The act of dying.

2. What profession does Brian have?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Doctor.

3. Why does Brian think Beverly has not returned to him?
(a) Because he continues to write.
(b) Because he is dying.
(c) Because he laughs at life and death.
(d) Because she is happy.

4. Why was Joe released from the hospital?
(a) To be able to keep track of his progress more carefully.
(b) To spend time with his family.
(c) To keep others from catching his illness.
(d) Because there was nothing else they could do for him.

5. What does Joe want to do in regards to his feelings?
(a) Vent them.
(b) Redesign them.
(c) Deny them.
(d) Ignore them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?

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

3. Which of the following best describes how Joe feels about talking to a voice when he is unable to see the person?

4. What does Steve chide his mother about never being able to do?

5. What causes Joe to be vigorous and in good humor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joe's first reaction to the interviewer is quite awkward?

2. Why did Joe discourage his wife and son from spending the money and time to come visit him in the hospital?

3. How does Brian end his time with the interviewer?

4. What does Beverly think that Mark's life is based on?

5. What does Joe tell the interviewer about his wife Maggie and her understanding of his condition?

6. How does Beverly react to Mark's information about Brian's condition?

7. What is happening at Joe's cottage in the beginning of act 2?

8. What term does the interviewer used to explain the situation to Agnes?

9. How does Maggie feel about going into the cottage?

10. How does Mark feel about Beverly's behavior and how does Brian feel about it?

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