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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ann insist to Dr. Barrow at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That Jim really does like life.
(b) That she wants the best specialists to examine Jim.
(c) That she loves Jim.
(d) That she really does want to divorce him.

2. What does the nurse suggest to Ann in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That she goes home to get the money for the visit.
(b) That she starts thinking of which relatives to call.
(c) That she goes home to rest.
(d) That she starts remembering what happened to Jim.

3. What has Jim been depressed over?
(a) His inability to find the lead for his next play.
(b) His inability to work well with the other actors.
(c) His inability to write his next play.
(d) His inability to recapture his professional success.

4. What is Jim's main profession?
(a) He is a Broadway actor.
(b) He is a Broadway theatre director.
(c) He is a Broadway set decorator.
(d) He is a Broadway script writer.

5. What does the doctor ask Jim when he first wakes up?
(a) His motives for suicide.
(b) His motives for separating with Ann.
(c) The reason for the type of pills he chose.
(d) The reason for his professional setbacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Ann give for why Jim might not be ready to leave for his job interview?

2. How long has Ann been at Jim's bedside?

3. What does Ann admit to Dr. Schlesinger about Jim's past?

4. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?

5. What does Jim tell the doctor is affecting his work negatively?

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