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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calms Jim down in the fifth scene of Act 2?
(a) Dr. Bellman.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Miss Wingate.
(d) Another patient.

2. Who is Dr. Bellman meeting with at the beginning of the second scene in Act 3?
(a) The other patients.
(b) Ann.
(c) Dr. Barrow.
(d) Harry.

3. How is Jim's mood as the fifth scene in Act 2 ends?
(a) He is optimistic.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is mournful.

4. What starts as Act 2 ends?
(a) The music in the background.
(b) A car's engine outside of the hospital.
(c) A conversation between two patients.
(d) A conversation between two doctors.

5. Why does Ann tell Jim to endorse his paycheck to her?
(a) So she can pay some bills.
(b) So she can hire a private investigator.
(c) So she can pay for a private psychiatrist.
(d) So she can buy dinner.

6. What does Jim tell Tom about Ann?
(a) That he loves her.
(b) That he thinks she is crazy.
(c) That he doesn't love her.
(d) That he wants to forget about her.

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

8. What do the doctors tell Jim at the end of the second scene in Act 3?
(a) That he is dismissed.
(b) That he must stay for further testing.
(c) That he needs to be re-examined next month.
(d) That he needs to be re-examined next week.

9. What does Dr. Bellman keep in the last scene of the play?
(a) His promise to Harry.
(b) His promise to Ann.
(c) Jim's letters to Charlotte.
(d) Charlotte's letters to Jim.

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

11. How many days have passed between Act 2 and Act 3?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

12. How does Harry advise Jim to act from now on?
(a) As if he does not want to teach.
(b) As if he loves Ann.
(c) As if he wants to stay in the hospital.
(d) As if he wants to be sent to "seven."

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

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

15. What does Tom ask Jim about?
(a) His intentions with his job.
(b) The quality of food in the hospital.
(c) The competence of the doctors.
(d) His intentions with Ann.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jim feeling when Harry visits him?

2. Who is included in the discussion taking place as Act 3, Scene 2 begins?

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

4. How does Jim respond to Tom's suggestion?

5. Who has Jim been participating with, according the group in Act 3, Scene 2?

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