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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Miss Hansen?
(a) A doctor.
(b) The student nurse.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) The head nurse.

2. What is Ann's hope if Jim stays in the hospital and recovers slowly?
(a) That he will forget about Charlotte.
(b) That he will sign the divorce papers.
(c) That he will want to heal their marriage.
(d) That he will finally tell her who Charlotte is.

3. How does Jim initially respond to Dr. Bellman's request?
(a) He is nervous.
(b) He is annoyed.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He is rude.

4. What does the nurse suggest to Ann in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That she goes home to rest.
(b) That she starts thinking of which relatives to call.
(c) That she goes home to get the money for the visit.
(d) That she starts remembering what happened to Jim.

5. Who is Dr. Bellman?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A sociologist.
(d) A professor.

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

7. Where did Jim go right after he took the pills?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) To his car.
(c) To the terrace.
(d) Outside.

8. In the beginning of the play, what is critical to Jim's condition?
(a) The next 48 hours.
(b) The previous 24 hours.
(c) The next week.
(d) The next 72 hours.

9. What does Jim tell Dr. Bellman that Ann needed?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A vacation.
(c) Money.
(d) A job.

10. What does Jim realize about Ann as Act 1 ends?
(a) That she is crazier than he is.
(b) That she knew about the plan to move him.
(c) That she fabricated the job interview.
(d) That she knows about Charlotte.

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

12. What time is it at the start of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 2:00 in the morning.
(b) 2:00 in the afternoon.
(c) 12:00 noon.
(d) 12:00 midnight.

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

14. What is the state of some of the other patients Jim encounters in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They are confused.
(b) They are happy.
(c) They are depressed.
(d) They are hostile.

15. Why does the doctor ask Ann about the name, Charlotte?
(a) Jim told the doctor about Charlotte the week before.
(b) Jim has the name and number on a note in his pocket.
(c) Jim mentioned the name in his letter.
(d) Jim keeps repeating the name.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?

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

3. How does Dr. Barrow respond to Ann's outlook on life as the second scene of the play ends?

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

5. How many pills does Jim admit to taking?

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