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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. How does Ann respond to the doctor's request that Jim be given his Last Rites?
(a) She refuses to believe it.
(b) She becomes hysterical.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She becomes angry at the doctor.

2. 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 positive sign.
(b) He thinks it is a mistake.
(c) He thinks it is a negative sign.
(d) He thinks it is the reason for Jim's suicide attempt.

3. What does Dr. Barrow ask Ann about Jim's letter?
(a) If there are any explanations for Charlotte.
(b) If she has a copy of it.
(c) If there are any explanations for suicide.
(d) Why she didn't bring the letter with her.

4. How did Jim get the pills to take?
(a) At one pharmacy in town.
(b) At one pharmacy in another town.
(c) At different pharmacies in other towns.
(d) At different pharmacies around town.

5. What did Jim want to confirm before his suicide attempt?
(a) That his G.I. Bill was in good standing, so that Ann would get the benefits.
(b) That his apartment lease would be paid.
(c) That his apartment would be rented to another person.
(d) That his G.I. Bill was in good standing, so that Charlotte would get the benefits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Act 1, Scene 3 opens?

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

3. Why does the doctor ask Ann about the name, Charlotte?

4. What does the doctor ask Jim when he first wakes up?

5. What is Dr. Schlesinger's decision at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

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