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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ann think about Charlotte?
(a) She has no idea who Charlotte is.
(b) That she is behind Jim's suicide attempt.
(c) That she may be able to help Jim recover faster.
(d) That she tried to kill Jim.

3. Who is Dr. Barrow?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A pathologist.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A sociologist.

4. What does Jim inform Ann of in the third scene of Act 1?
(a) That he will not be returning home.
(b) That he would rather she not call for a while.
(c) That he needs a vacation.
(d) That he will be returning home.

5. What does Ann admit to Dr. Schlesinger about Jim's past?
(a) That he never really worked on Broadway.
(b) That he has always dramatized things.
(c) That he has had psychiatric problems.
(d) That he has not had psychiatric problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim say when he becomes conscious at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Ann realize as she enters in the fifth scene of Act 1?

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

4. When was Jim's last play?

5. What do patients reveal in a semi-conscious state, according to the doctor?

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