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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 does the nurse suggest to Ann in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That she starts remembering what happened to Jim.
(b) That she goes home to get the money for the visit.
(c) That she goes home to rest.
(d) That she starts thinking of which relatives to call.

2. What day is it in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. What job does Jim currently hold?
(a) A teaching job.
(b) He is unemployed.
(c) An office job.
(d) A manual labor job.

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 forgetful.
(d) She is kind and loyal.

5. How many days have passed since the previous scene as the third scene in Act 1 begins?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim learn about the monitoring system from the other patients in Act 2?

2. Who is George O'Brien?

3. What does Jim tell the doctor about Charlotte in the fourth scene of Act 1?

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

5. How does Jim feel that he has acted since entering the hospital, as he describes in Act 1, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the conversation between Jim and Ann in Act 1, Scene 3 significant?

6. What does Jim challenge Grosberg about, and what does it represent in terms of the way the patients are viewed at the hospital?

7. How is Jim released and what does he tell Ann on the phone?

8. What plan of action does Harry suggest that Jim follow and why?

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

10. When does Act 3, Scene 2 take place and who is meeting at the beginning of the scene?

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