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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Ann been at Jim's bedside?
(a) For one hour.
(b) On and off since the day before.
(c) Since he was brought into the hospital.
(d) For three hours.

2. How does Jim respond to the new job interview?
(a) He is unresponsive.
(b) He is scared.
(c) He is skeptical.
(d) He is excited.

3. 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.

4. What does Jim refuse to discuss with Dr. Bellman in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) His brother.
(b) The theater.
(c) His job.
(d) Charlotte.

5. 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 refuses to talk about her.
(d) He has no idea who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ann tell Jim when he first wakes up in the hospital?

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

3. What does Ann think about Charlotte?

4. What is the fear that the other patients have of "seven"?

5. What is Jim's state of mind when the doctors attempt to question him in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's mood in the last scene of Act 2, and why does he feel that way?

2. How do the nurses interact with the patients in the beginning of the play and what does that illustrate?

3. What does Jim challenge Grosberg about, and what does it represent in terms of the way the patients are viewed at the hospital?

4. How does the nature of the theater and performing arts business during the 1950s lead Jim to believe that he will not be able to regain his former success?

5. What happens at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3 that shocks Jim?

6. What plan of action does Harry suggest that Jim follow and why?

7. How is the convalescent ward compared to a prison sentence?

8. How does Jim's visit with Dr. Bellman highlight the hospital's flaws when it comes to the way they treat patients?

9. How is Jim calmed down after his outburst and what is again brought into focus?

10. How is Jim brought into the hospital and what is the reason he is there?

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