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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 did the letter that Jim wrote indicate?
(a) His intent to divorce Ann.
(b) His intent to leave town.
(c) His intent to take his own life.
(d) His intent to get help for his problems.

2. How does Jim feel that he has acted since entering the hospital, as he describes in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He has not cooperated with anyone.
(b) He has cooperated with everyone except Ann.
(c) He has cooperated with some, not with others.
(d) He has cooperated with everyone.

3. What time is it when Act 1, Scene 3 opens?
(a) Noon.
(b) 1:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) Midnight.

4. What reason does Ann give for why Jim might not be ready to leave for his job interview?
(a) He will not get the job.
(b) His eyes do not focus properly.
(c) There is no job interview.
(d) The interview is too far away.

5. What do patients reveal in a semi-conscious state, according to the doctor?
(a) Their true motives.
(b) Their reason for living.
(c) The people they care about the most.
(d) The people they dislike the most.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jim respond to Ann's statement at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?

3. When does the first scene of The Shrike take place?

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

5. Who called Ann earlier in the day?

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