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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pills does Jim admit to taking?
(a) 105.
(b) 56.
(c) 65.
(d) 156.

2. How does Jim describe suicide to Dr. Bellman?
(a) He thinks it is not a desperate act.
(b) He thinks it is not a selfish act.
(c) He thinks it is a selfish act.
(d) He thinks it is a desperate act.

3. What do Grosberg and Mr. Fleming inform Jim of, which surprises him?
(a) That he is in the psychiatric building.
(b) That he is not really in a hospital.
(c) That he must follow the doctor's instructions or he will be placed in a straight jacket.
(d) That he is restricted from talking to the other patients.

4. What does Mr. Fleming give to Grosberg?
(a) Money.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A bottle.

5. What does Dr. Bellman give Jim at the end of the second scene in Act 2?
(a) A sanity test.
(b) A scholastic test.
(c) A physical examination.
(d) Medicine.

6. What is Dr. Schlesinger's decision at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Jim will need to stay in the hospital for at least another month.
(b) Jim can only leave the hospital if he agrees to go home with Ann.
(c) Jim is not well enough to leave the hospital.
(d) Jim is well enough to leave the hospital, but not go to his interview.

7. What does Jim say when he becomes conscious at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That he wants Charlotte.
(b) That he wants a cigarette.
(c) That he wants to die.
(d) That he wants a doctor.

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

9. Who called Ann earlier in the day?
(a) Jim's boss.
(b) Jim's friend.
(c) Jim's cousin.
(d) Jim's brother.

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

11. What reason does Jim give Dr. Bellman for his suicide attempt?
(a) His obsession with pills.
(b) His job.
(c) His insurance policy.
(d) His lack of friends.

12. What does Dr. Barrow ask Ann about Jim's letter?
(a) If she has a copy of it.
(b) Why she didn't bring the letter with her.
(c) If there are any explanations for Charlotte.
(d) If there are any explanations for suicide.

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

14. What does Jim think is a waste of time?
(a) Mourning.
(b) Life.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Work.

15. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?
(a) It is horrible.
(b) It is over.
(c) It is a wreck.
(d) It is a mess.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the Miss Hansen?

3. How long does Ann tell Jim his new location will be for?

4. What floor of the hospital does the first scene of Act 2 take place on?

5. What is Jim's main profession?

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