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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Felicity tell the interviewer to undermine Claire?

3. What does Joe believe his illness has made him more of?

4. What does Brian indicate is the only thing that anyone can be sure of?

5. Which of the following best describes the situation of being interviewed by someone you cannot see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Felicity demands Agnes take her back to the cottage and what does the interviewer do that surprises Agnes?

2. What is currently causing Mark substantial pain?

3. What do Beverly and Mark agree about in regards to Brian?

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

5. What was Mark doing before Brian took him in?

6. How does Joe feel about his life as he sits reminiscing with his wife?

7. How does Felicity undermine her daughter Agnes?

8. Why did Brian's wife leave him?

9. Why do you think the interviewer is only heard and never seen?

10. How does Felicity feel about her treatment so far at the hospital and where does she sometimes think she is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use the interviewer to explore each character in a more in-depth way? What other technique could the author use to achieve the same result? Which do you believe would be more effective? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the theme that is explored at the end of the play? Do you agree that it is the most important theme of all of those explored throughout the play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think the patients and their families each lived life to its fullest while they were alive? Why or why not? Do you think someone dying will always have regrets? Why or why not?

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