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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. 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 recapture his professional success.
(d) His inability to work well with the other actors.

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

3. What day is it in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. Why does Jim feel that he is being detained in the fifth scene of the play?
(a) For no reason.
(b) For too many reasons.
(c) For very little reason.
(d) For paranoid reasons.

5. What does Ann tell Jim when he first wakes up in the hospital?
(a) That she loves him.
(b) That she has called his family.
(c) That she is paying for the doctor bills.
(d) That she wants a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ann call after receiving the phone call she is telling the doctors about?

2. How does Jim feel that he has acted since entering the hospital, as he describes in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. Who called Ann earlier in the day?

4. What does Jim tell the doctor about Charlotte in the fourth scene of Act 1?

5. When was Jim's last play?

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