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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. According to Gregory, what is the patient's responsibility to prove?
(a) That they are crazy.
(b) That the doctors are crazy.
(c) That they are not crazy.
(d) That the doctors are ignorant.

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

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

4. What does Jim learn about the monitoring system from the other patients in Act 2?
(a) Only their words are being listened to.
(b) Everything they say and do is being observed.
(c) Only their actions are being observed.
(d) The doctors choose which patients to monitor.

5. Who is Gregory?
(a) A psychology expert.
(b) Jim's attendant.
(c) Another patient.
(d) A visitor for another patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim challenge Grosberg about in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. What do Grosberg and Mr. Fleming inform Jim of, which surprises him?

3. Who is the Miss Hansen?

4. Who is George O'Brien?

5. What does the nurse try to get away from Mr. Fleming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about the way the play ends and what message was the author trying to deliver?

3. What is significant about Jim's insurance policy?

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

5. How is Ann acting in Act 1, Scene 2, and what indication does she give the doctors about her intentions?

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

7. What is a shrike and why did the author choose it for the title of the play?

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

9. Who is Harry, what is he like, and how does Jim respond to him?

10. Why are Ann and Dr. Schlesinger talking in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4, and what is their reason for hiding it from Jim?

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