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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. When was Jim's last play?

2. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What does Ann insist to Dr. Barrow at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What has Jim been depressed over?

5. What does Grosberg tell Jim that some other patients do not need in order to be released?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How might Harry be able to help Jim, and why doesn't he?

3. 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?

4. How is the convalescent ward compared to a prison sentence?

5. Why is the conversation between Jim and Ann in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4 important?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In The Shrike, the author uses the background to illustrate certain aspects of the play and its characters.

1) Describe 3 examples of how imagery or scenery is used in the play and what each one represents.

2) For the examples in Part 1, explain how they relate back to the character or characters in that scene.

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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