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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. How long does Ann tell Jim his new location will be for?

2. What do Grosberg and Mr. Fleming inform Jim of, which surprises him?

3. What is Dr. Bellman unable to give Jim as Act 2, Scene 2 ends?

4. What is Dr. Kramer's evaluation of Jim in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. When does Ann tell Jim his interview for the theater job is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the scenery to match Jim's mood in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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

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

6. How does Dr. Kramer assess Jim and what does that mean for his possible release?

7. How does Jim respond to Dr. Bellman at the end of Act 2, Scene 4, and what do Ann and the doctor discuss?

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

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

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

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

Describe the hospital in Act 1, Scene 1, including the atmosphere, staff, and doctors. Use examples from the play to depict how the patients are given a limited amount of freedom there. Also, include which characters contribute to the overall setting the most and the least. What is Kramm trying to establish in the beginning of the play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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