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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. How many terminally ill people are in this play?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. What does Brian believe that every person thinks, though it is not the reality?
(a) They will behappy always.
(b) That no one else thinks like they do.
(c) They have all the time.
(d) They have only to believe.

3. What confession does Maggie make to Joe about Steve after he tried to drag her into the cottage?
(a) She tells Joe that she never told Steve about Joe's condition.
(b) She tells Joe that Steve has been very upset an dmean to her.
(c) She tells Joe that Steve has slapped her in the past.
(d) She tells Joe that Steve cannot handle his condition.

4. Who does Felicity say Agnes is like?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. What hope does Joe have in regards to Maggie's visit?
(a) That she will finally understand he is dying.
(b) That she will be ready to comfort Steve when the time comes.
(c) That she will love being at the cottage.
(d) That she will be able to find peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Felicity often has troubles with which of the following?

2. What does Maggie refuse to do when she arrives at the cottage?

3. What is Brian's perspective on death?

4. What does Agnes do that causes Felicity to chastise her and launch into a bawdy song?

5. What does the interviewer tell Joe he is available to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of person did Agnes say Claire was?

2. What is wrong with Joe and why is he staying in the cottages?

3. What happened to Claire?

4. Why weren't Joe's wife and son regular visitors while he was in the hospital?

5. What happens between Mark and Beverly after he spills champagne on his jacket?

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

7. How did Agnes's plan work in regards to her mother?

8. Describe how the stage would look as the play opens.

9. What thoughts turn Maggie's fear into anger?

10. What does Maggie agree to do after she realizes that their life together has gone by too fast?

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