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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 reason does Jim give Dr. Bellman for his suicide attempt?
2. How does Ann respond to the doctor's request that Jim be given his Last Rites?
3. Where does Act 2 open?
4. What does Ann accept from Miss Cardell while she waits with Jim in the second scene of Act 1?
5. What does Jim learn about the monitoring system from the other patients in Act 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jim's outburst and how is it symbolic?
2. How does the conversation between Ann and Dr. Schlesinger have a negative effect on Jim's chances to leave the hospital, and what are Ann's possible motives for her opinion?
3. How does Jim exit Act 3, Scene 3, and what does Ann tell Dr. Bellman?
4. According to what Jim tells Dr. Schlesinger, what is the event that triggered his intent to end his life?
5. How is Ann acting in Act 1, Scene 2, and what indication does she give the doctors about her intentions?
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. What is Tom's suggestion for Jim, and how does Jim respond?
8. What is "seven" and what is its purpose in the play?
9. How do the nurses interact with the patients in the beginning of the play and what does that illustrate?
10. What is interesting about the doctors' ability to assess Jim at this point in the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Jim's theory about life and death and why he does not view his suicide attempt as selfish. Analyze his thought process and whether or not it is valid. Also, explain his ideas about mourning and how they show a larger problem for him and the way he looks at life. Use examples from the play to analyze Jim's theory and what part it played in his eventual captivity.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the competency and efficiency of the hospital and each of the doctors involved with Jim's stay there. How does Jim unintentionally shed light to the problems the hospital has in treating patients? Does that contribute to the way he is treated? Why or why not? Use examples from the play to illustrate the role of the doctors, the reasons behind their actions, and why they were so useful to Ann.
Essay Topic 3
What were some of the key turning points for Jim and Ann throughout the play? Describe the situations that revealed significant shifts in their relationship, or realizations that altered it dramatically. Also, include your reasons for selecting those events using the play to support your choices.
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