View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jim get the pills to take?
(a) At one pharmacy in another town.
(b) At different pharmacies in other towns.
(c) At different pharmacies around town.
(d) At one pharmacy in town.

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

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

4. What does Ann insist to Dr. Barrow at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That she really does want to divorce him.
(b) That Jim really does like life.
(c) That she loves Jim.
(d) That she wants the best specialists to examine Jim.

5. What does Jim tell the doctor is affecting his work negatively?
(a) His height.
(b) His age.
(c) His weight.
(d) His attitude.

6. What is Jim's state of mind when the doctors attempt to question him in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He is surprisingly coherent.
(b) He is unconscious.
(c) He is too drowsy to respond.
(d) He is extremely alert.

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

8. What happens in "seven", according to what the other patients tell Jim?
(a) Patients are strapped down and put in a straight jacket.
(b) Patients are given electrotherapy.
(c) Patients are sedated.
(d) Patients are questioned.

9. What does Ann think about Charlotte?
(a) She has no idea who Charlotte is.
(b) That she is behind Jim's suicide attempt.
(c) That she tried to kill Jim.
(d) That she may be able to help Jim recover faster.

10. What is likely to happen if a patient gets sent to "seven"?
(a) They will be kept there indefinitely.
(b) They will never leave.
(c) They will be transferred to the state hospital.
(d) They will be transferred back to the psychiatric ward.

11. How does Dr. Barrow respond to Ann's outlook on life as the second scene of the play ends?
(a) He thinks it is the reason for Jim's suicide attempt.
(b) He thinks it is a mistake.
(c) He thinks it is a negative sign.
(d) He thinks it is a positive sign.

12. How is Jim Downs brought into the hospital?
(a) He is carried by two ambulance drivers.
(b) He walks in assisted by his wife.
(c) In a wheelchair.
(d) On a gurney.

13. Where does Act 2 open?
(a) The recreation room.
(b) The psychiatric ward.
(c) The doctor's office.
(d) The convalescent ward.

14. What is the fear that the other patients have of "seven"?
(a) Being unintentionally transferred there.
(b) Being kept from there.
(c) Being sent there.
(d) Being left alone there.

15. In what way does Jim eventually respond to Dr. Bellman's first request?
(a) He berates the doctor.
(b) He refuses to comply.
(c) He complies.
(d) He requests to talk to a supervisor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Ann been at Jim's bedside?

2. What does Jim think is a waste of time?

3. What reason does Jim give Dr. Bellman for his suicide attempt?

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

5. What does Ann accept from Miss Cardell while she waits with Jim in the second scene of Act 1?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 519 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample