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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Act 3, Scene 2 concludes, what is the consensus of the doctors?
2. What does Ann ask Jim about Charlotte in Act 2, Scene 4?
3. What causes Jim to lose his patience in the last scene in Act 2?
4. How does Jim respond to seeing a patient removed?
5. What does Jim learn about Ann as the third scene in Act 2 ends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The staff at the hospital played a necessary role in Jim's stay, state of mind, and actions.
1) Describe the characters you think were the most influential in Jim's hospital stay, how they were depicted, and the ways they affected Jim's actions.
2) Which scenes that included Jim's interactions with the hospital staff were the most important to the plot? Explain the specific part of the scenes and how they were significant to the play.
3) Why do you think there were so many different doctors and attendants that interacted with Jim? What does that display for the hospital's role in the play? Why is this effective in leading to the eventual outcome?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Charlotte is a very interesting character because she was never seen. Explain why you think the author chose to portray her this way. What does she represent for Jim? Why is that important and what does her absence mean for his situation? Describe in what ways Charlotte may have been able to help Jim and how she was prevented from participating in his life. Also, discuss Jim and Charlotte's relationship and why you think he was willing to never see her again by ending his life, despite the fact that she seemed so important to him and turned out to be a great source of hope for him. What reasons could he have had for not sensing her importance before? Was that a mistake on his part? In what way?
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