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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 goes home to rest.
(c) That she starts thinking of which relatives to call.
(d) That she starts remembering what happened to Jim.

3. When does the first scene of The Shrike take place?
(a) Wednesday evening.
(b) Tuesday morning.
(c) Wednesday morning.
(d) Tuesday evening.

4. Why are many of the nurses away for the week?
(a) They are on strike.
(b) The hospital is cutting back on its staff.
(c) There is a flu epidemic.
(d) It is Thanksgiving.

5. How does Jim respond to Ann after he first wakes up?
(a) He tells her that he does not want his family there.
(b) He tells her that he does not want a divorce.
(c) He tells her that he does not want her love.
(d) He tells her that he does not want her money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ann respond to the doctor's request that Jim be given his Last Rites?

2. What does Ann tell Jim when he first wakes up in the hospital?

3. In the beginning of the play, what is critical to Jim's condition?

4. What is Jim's main profession?

5. What did the letter that Jim wrote indicate?

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