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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. Why is Joe's interview halted?

2. Where is Joe hospitalized?

3. What does Brian admit scares him to death?

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

5. Where is the setting for the opening of this play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Agnes describe Felicity after her husband died?

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

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

6. How does Felicity react to the interviewer?

7. What is Brian's perspective on Death?

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

9. What does the interviewer say that makes Agnes rethink her position?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe the role of the interviewer is critical? Why or why not? How are the character's interactions with the interviewer different? How are they the same?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does the interviewer help give the perception that death should be viewed as a scientific process? Do you agree with that view? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is the character of Maggie dying? How do you think Joe and Maggie's marriage was? Which of them do you feel is the stronger character? Why do you feel this way?

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