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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to A, what is possible in the final moment of life?
(a) It is possible to reconcile with B and C.
(b) It is possible to conquer a fear of death.
(c) It is possible to stop.
(d) It is possible to forgive those who have hurt her.

2. What does C tell A in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) She wishes A could be a better person.
(b) A reminds her of her mother.
(c) She misunderstood A.
(d) She will never become A; she "denies" her.

3. B says that they were married for how long, "more or less"?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Forty years.

4. What is the best moment of life according to A?
(a) The moment of her birth.
(b) The final moment when it is possible to stop.
(c) The moment of her son's birth.
(d) The moment of her marriage.

5. What is C and B's relationship to A, as it is revealed in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) C is B's daughter, and B is A's niece.
(b) C and B are both A at different stages of her life.
(c) C and B are distant relatives of A's.
(d) C is A's daughter-in-law, and B is C's mother.

6. Why do A and B make fun of A's deceased husband?
(a) He had one eye.
(b) He was impotent.
(c) He had one leg.
(d) He couldn't dance.

7. What does C say about A and B in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) She will not grow up like either of them.
(b) She doesn't want to be around A and B any more.
(c) She will help B to care for A.
(d) A and B are both nasty and selfish.

8. Why does C sit down to write in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) To provide for her loved ones after her death.
(b) To ensure that her heirlooms go to the right people.
(c) To avoid the drawn-out, painful deterioration A has faced.
(d) To ensure that her family doesn't fight over her possessions after she dies.

9. What happened to the man B had an affair with?
(a) She got him fired.
(b) He fled the country.
(c) He never spoke to her again.
(d) He was killed by B's husband.

10. Who did A/B have an affair with?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A movie star.
(d) A groom.

11. Why was A glad to see her son when he came to visit?
(a) She was happy to see that he had changed so much.
(b) She missed him, and had second thoughts about the way she had treated him.
(c) She wasn't happy to see him; she only pretended to be.
(d) She was lonely, and most of her friends and family had died.

12. What does C say about her mother in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) She brought both C and Sis up well.
(b) She was a drunk who left C to care for Sis.
(c) She should have remarried so that C and Sis had a father figure.
(d) She did the best she could, but it wasn't enough.

13. How does C meet the young man she describes at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) She runs into him at a party.
(b) He delivers a package to her house.
(c) She dances with him.
(d) He comes over to meet her sister.

14. What does C say about her love life in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) She didn't like men.
(b) She dated, but never really got serious.
(c) She didn't like to date, because she hated breakups.
(d) She had a lot of boyfriends, and they were all serious, but none lasted.

15. According to Act 2, Part 2, why do men cheat?
(a) Because they are lonely.
(b) Because they need variety.
(c) Because their significant other isn't fulfilling their needs.
(d) Because they are men.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to B, what is the best time of life?

2. What happens at the end of Act 2, Part 2?

3. What does C say about the flirting she did at work?

4. According to A and B's conversation at the end of Act 2, Part 2, what made A's father-in-law happy?

5. How old will C be, according to B, when she meets her husband?

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