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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) There is a flu epidemic.
(c) It is Thanksgiving.
(d) They are on strike.

2. What is the weather like in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) It is raining.
(b) It is cloudy.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is snowing.

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

4. As he explains to the doctor, what did Jim not have enough money to buy?
(a) A gift for a friend.
(b) Dinner for a friend.
(c) Theater tickets for a friend.
(d) Dessert for a friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ann insist to Dr. Barrow at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Mr. Fleming tell Jim about the convalescent ward?

3. What is Jim's main profession?

4. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 5?

5. How old is Dr. Kramer?

(see the answer key)

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