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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim tell Dr. Bellman that Ann needed?

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

3. When were Jim and Ann supposed to meet?

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

5. What happens in "seven", according to what the other patients tell Jim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Bellman try to do at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Miss Wingate advise Jim of and why is it significant?

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

10. What is significant about the time of year that the play takes place and what possible reason could the author have had for choosing it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry visits Jim and provides a suggestion that leads to Jim's release from the hospital.

1) Describe Harry and his character traits in detail. How are they different than Jim's? In what way does Harry's priorities dictate his actions and cause him to become weaker?

2) What can Harry do to help Jim? Why does he instead choose to see his brother suffer? Which characteristics of Harry prevent him from standing up to Ann?

3) What is the plan that Harry suggests to Jim and why does the author choose him to introduce it? Why has Jim not thought of this before?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Barrow recommends to Ann that she question Jim when he first becomes conscious.

1) What is the doctor's reason for talking to Jim in a semi-conscious state? Why is it relevant to the type of information retrieved from him?

2) Using the information revealed later in the play, how do Jim's initial responses accurately confirm what the doctor stated? Why is this both ironic and symbolic of later events? How is Ann's response an indication of her true motives in the same way that Jim's response reflects his?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the difference in Jim's mood and behavior in the beginning of the play with how it changes throughout the events that take place. Include what causes the change and whether or not you think it is justified. Use the book as a reference and provide examples for your analysis.

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