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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ann accept from Miss Cardell while she waits with Jim in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Candy.
(d) Water.

2. How long has Ann been at Jim's bedside?
(a) Since he was brought into the hospital.
(b) On and off since the day before.
(c) For one hour.
(d) For three hours.

3. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?
(a) It is a mess.
(b) It is over.
(c) It is a wreck.
(d) It is horrible.

4. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The convalescent ward.
(b) The psychiatric ward.
(c) The examination room.
(d) The doctor's office.

5. Where is one of the other patients sent in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) To "seven."
(b) To the doctor's office.
(c) To the psychiatric ward.
(d) To the state hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mood is Jim in as the fifth scene in the play begins?

2. What job does Jim currently hold?

3. As he explains to the doctor, what did Jim not have enough money to buy?

4. What does Dr. Bellman give Jim at the end of the second scene in Act 2?

5. How did Jim get the pills to take?

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