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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. In the beginning of the play, what is critical to Jim's condition?
(a) The previous 24 hours.
(b) The next week.
(c) The next 72 hours.
(d) The next 48 hours.

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

3. Among the various different patient types Jim meets in the beginning of Act 2, how do some of them seem to him?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Paranoid.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Wise.

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

5. How old is Dr. Kramer?
(a) About 25.
(b) About 30.
(c) About 40.
(d) About 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. What morning is it when Act 1, Scene 4 begins?

2. How does Ann respond to the doctor's request that Jim be given his Last Rites?

3. Who called Ann earlier in the day?

4. What time is it at the start of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the nurse suggest to Ann in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the doctors in the second scene of Act 3, how has Jim been behaving?

2. What do the actions of the other patients in Act 2, Scene 5 indicate?

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

5. What suggestion does Dr. Barrow make to Ann and why?

6. How are the patients in the convalescent ward described, and what is the contrast between them and Jim in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. What does Jim tell Dr. Schlesinger about Ann, and how does the doctor respond?

8. As the doctors try to find out a possible reason for Jim's actions in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Ann reveal to them about his career?

9. How does the author use the scenery to match Jim's mood in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

10. What is "seven" and what is its purpose in the play?

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