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

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

3. How does Dr. Barrow respond to Ann's outlook on life as the second scene of the play ends?
(a) He thinks it is a negative sign.
(b) He thinks it is a positive sign.
(c) He thinks it is the reason for Jim's suicide attempt.
(d) He thinks it is a mistake.

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

5. When was Jim's last play?
(a) Several years ago.
(b) A few weeks ago.
(c) Several months ago.
(d) A year ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Ann earlier in the day?

2. How is Jim Downs brought into the hospital?

3. Who is Dr. Barrow?

4. How old is Dr. Kramer?

5. What does Ann accept from Miss Cardell while she waits with Jim in the second scene of Act 1?

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