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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dr. Bellman unable to give Jim as Act 2, Scene 2 ends?
(a) The information they have collected while monitoring him.
(b) The people behind his prolonged stay.
(c) A reason for his release.
(d) Hope of being released.

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

3. What did Jim want to confirm before his suicide attempt?
(a) That his apartment lease would be paid.
(b) That his apartment would be rented to another person.
(c) That his G.I. Bill was in good standing, so that Ann would get the benefits.
(d) That his G.I. Bill was in good standing, so that Charlotte would get the benefits.

4. Who is Miss Cardell?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) The student nurse.
(c) A doctor.
(d) The head nurse.

5. How does Jim respond to Ann after he first wakes up?
(a) He tells her that he does not want her money.
(b) He tells her that he does not want her love.
(c) He tells her that he does not want his family there.
(d) He tells her that he does not want a divorce.

6. When was Jim's last play?
(a) Several months ago.
(b) A few weeks ago.
(c) Several years ago.
(d) A year ago.

7. What does the nurse try to get away from Mr. Fleming?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A needle.

8. What does Jim tell the doctor about Charlotte in the fourth scene of Act 1?
(a) He has been seeing her.
(b) He only met her twice.
(c) He has no idea who she is.
(d) He refuses to talk about her.

9. What does Dr. Bellman ask Jim in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) To recount his suicide attempt.
(b) To tell him about the letter.
(c) To tell him about his hospital stay.
(d) To recount the days leading up to his suicide attempt.

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

11. What is Dr. Kramer's evaluation of Jim in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He is not thoroughly healed physically.
(b) He is fine physically.
(c) He does not know Jim's status.
(d) He is fine mentally.

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

13. How does Jim appear as Act 2 begins?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Alert.
(d) Disoriented.

14. When does the first scene of The Shrike take place?
(a) Wednesday evening.
(b) Wednesday morning.
(c) Tuesday evening.
(d) Tuesday morning.

15. When does Ann tell Jim his interview for the theater job is?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Act 1, Scene 3 opens?

2. What does Dr. Barrow ask Ann about Jim's letter?

3. What is likely to happen if a patient gets sent to "seven"?

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

5. What does the nurse suggest to Ann in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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