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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 the weather like in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) It is raining.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is cloudy.

2. How long does Ann tell Jim his new location will be for?
(a) Only for a few weeks.
(b) Only for two weeks.
(c) Only for one week.
(d) Only for a few days.

3. What does Jim challenge Grosberg about in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Hiding his letter.
(b) Giving his letter to Ann.
(c) Mailing his letter to the wrong address.
(d) Not mailing his letter.

4. Who is Miss Cardell?
(a) The head nurse.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) The student nurse.

5. What does Ann tell Jim when he first wakes up in the hospital?
(a) That she wants a divorce.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she is paying for the doctor bills.
(d) That she has called his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?

2. In what way does Jim eventually respond to Dr. Bellman's first request?

3. Who called Ann earlier in the day?

4. What does Mr. Fleming tell Jim about the convalescent ward?

5. What kind of mood is Jim in as the fifth scene in the play begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim learn from Miss Wingate about Ann at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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

4. How might Harry be able to help Jim, and why doesn't he?

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

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

7. What does Ann do in the beginning of Act 3 that adds to her control over Jim?

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

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

10. What do Grosberg and Mr. Fleming reveal to Jim that surprises him, and how does it reflect a larger issue in the hospital?

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