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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim tell Ann at the end of the play?
(a) That he will be released next week.
(b) That he will never be released.
(c) That he has been released.
(d) That he has not been released.

2. What causes Jim to lose his patience in the last scene in Act 2?
(a) He is starting to forget things.
(b) He wants a cigarette.
(c) His question is not answered.
(d) He cannot get to sleep.

3. As the first scene in Act 3 ends, what will Jim always be in, according to Harry?
(a) Ann's custody.
(b) A difficult financial situation.
(c) Ann's debt.
(d) Trouble with the doctors.

4. How many days after Act 3, Scene 2 does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. How does Jim respond to Tom's suggestion?
(a) He refuses.
(b) He wants to think about it.
(c) He is confused by it.
(d) He agrees.

6. According to Ann, who thinks that Jim should stay in the hospital?
(a) Miss Wingate.
(b) Dr. Schlesinger.
(c) Dr. Bellman.
(d) Dr. Barrow.

7. How does Jim answer Dr. Bellman's question in the final scene of Act 3?
(a) He tells the doctor that he does not need any additional psychiatric help.
(b) He tells the doctor that he has already found a job.
(c) He tells the doctor that he does not need any medication.
(d) He tells the doctor that he would like some pills.

8. How many times has Harry visited Jim before Act 3?
(a) None.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

9. What has Ann told the school?
(a) That Jim will be on vacation until next year.
(b) That Jim will be returning shortly.
(c) That Jim will be returning in a few months.
(d) That Jim will not be returning.

10. What are some of the other patients doing in the background of the final scene in Act 2?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Telling jokes.

11. What does Ann ask Jim about Charlotte in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) His recent contact with her.
(b) When he will stop seeing her.
(c) Why he is with her.
(d) How long they have been together.

12. What does Jim try to hide from Dr. Bellman in the fourth scene of Act 2?
(a) His tears.
(b) His fears.
(c) A letter.
(d) A cigarette.

13. What are the doctors trying to uncover in the second scene of Act 3?
(a) If Jim is crazy.
(b) If Jim is suicidal.
(c) If Jim is acting.
(d) If Jim is losing his temper.

14. Who is also invited to the conversation that is happening in the very beginning of the second scene in Act 3?
(a) George O'Brien.
(b) Jim's students.
(c) Dr. Schlesinger.
(d) Gregory.

15. Who is Harry?
(a) Jim's student.
(b) Jim's friend.
(c) Jim's brother.
(d) Jim's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has limited the number of visits Harry has been able to make?

2. How does Jim respond to seeing a patient removed?

3. According Jim in Act 3, Scene 4, when is he ready to be released?

4. How many attendants does it take to escort the patient out in the third scene of Act 2?

5. What is the only way Charlotte will be allowed to see Jim?

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