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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 morning is it when Act 1, Scene 4 begins?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.
2. How does Jim appear as Act 2 begins?
(a) Alert.
(b) Angry.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) Sad.
3. What day is it in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.
4. What does Jim reveal to the doctor about Ann in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) She is cunning and manipulative.
(b) She is crazy.
(c) She is kind and loyal.
(d) She is forgetful.
5. How is Jim Downs brought into the hospital?
(a) He walks in assisted by his wife.
(b) In a wheelchair.
(c) On a gurney.
(d) He is carried by two ambulance drivers.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?
2. What does Jim challenge Grosberg about in Act 1, Scene 5?
3. What does Jim inform Ann of in the third scene of Act 1?
4. What is Dr. Schlesinger's decision at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
5. How long has Ann been at Jim's bedside?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Miss Wingate advise Jim of and why is it significant?
2. What is Jim's theory about life and death, and why his suicide attempt should not been seen as selfish?
3. What is Jim's outburst and how is it symbolic?
4. How is the convalescent ward compared to a prison sentence?
5. What is significant about Jim's insurance policy?
6. What is interesting about the things that Jim tells Dr. Bellman about Ann, and what he will not tell him about Charlotte?
7. 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?
8. What does Dr. Bellman try to do at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?
9. What is ironic about the way the play ends and what message was the author trying to deliver?
10. How does Jim handle Dr. Bellman in the fourth scene of Act 3 and why?
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