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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. What is Ann's hope if Jim stays in the hospital and recovers slowly?
(a) That he will finally tell her who Charlotte is.
(b) That he will want to heal their marriage.
(c) That he will forget about Charlotte.
(d) That he will sign the divorce papers.

2. What is Dr. Schlesinger's decision at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Jim is not well enough to leave the hospital.
(b) Jim is well enough to leave the hospital, but not go to his interview.
(c) Jim will need to stay in the hospital for at least another month.
(d) Jim can only leave the hospital if he agrees to go home with Ann.

3. According to Jim, how would all of the people he knows react to his death?
(a) They would not even realize it.
(b) They would be over it soon.
(c) They would celebrate.
(d) They would be devastated.

4. How does Jim respond to Ann's statement at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He is ignoring it.
(b) He is not surprised.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is horrified.

5. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The convalescent ward.
(b) The psychiatric ward.
(c) The doctor's office.
(d) The examination room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Dr. Kramer?

3. What does Jim think is a waste of time?

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

5. How is Jim Downs brought into the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's state of mind in Act 1, Scene 1, and what does he admit to?

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

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

4. What is significant about what Jim says at the end of Act 1, Scene 2, and the dialogue between him and Ann?

5. What is the important discovery Jim makes about Ann at the end of Act 1?

6. What does Miss Wingate give Jim in Act 2, Scene 3, and what does it represent?

7. How does Jim handle Dr. Bellman in the fourth scene of Act 3 and why?

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

9. What does Tom say about Ann's family and how is this another example of her control over him?

10. How does Jim exit Act 3, Scene 3, and what does Ann tell Dr. Bellman?

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