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Why is Dan having his picture taken in Scene 2? (from Scene 2)

He wants to give a good photograph of himself to his mother.

He wants to give a good photograph of himself to Alice.

He is about to publish his first book and needs his picture taken for the cover.

He is about to have his first play produced, and he needs his picture taken for publicity.

The attitudes of which character in this scene contrast vividly with Dan's attitudes, and why? (from Scene 1)

The cabbie: he seems compassionately concerned about Alice, while Dan seems selfishly concerned about himself.

Alice: she seems compassionately concerned about the cabbie, while Dan seems compassionately concerned about Alice.

Larry: he seems compassionately concerned about Alice, while Dan seems compassionately concerned about himself.

The cabbie: he seems selfishly concerned about himself, while Dan seems compassionately concerned about Alice.

Who does Dan ask to go to the country with him, and why is his choice significant? (from Scene 5)

Alice: it's significant because he doesn't ask Anna, who is his girlfriend.

Larry: it's significant because he's trying to make friends with him.

Ruth: it's significant because it means he wants to get back together with her.

Anna: it's significant because he doesn't ask Alice, who is his girlfriend.

Why is Alice's explanation later in the scene of how she got her scar ironic? (from Scene 5)

Because earlier in the play she told Dan that she would never tell anyone the truth about how she got the scar.

Because earlier in the play she said that it wasn't easy to tell the truth about how she got the scar: here, it seems to come out without any difficulty or lies.

Because earlier in the scene, she complained about Anna's photographs not telling the truth: in her story about the scar, she finally seems to be telling someone the truth.

Because earlier in the scene, she complained about Anna's photographs not telling the truth: in her story about the scar, she also seems to be not telling the truth.

Who is Ruth? (from Scene 1)

Dan's mother.

Dan's girlfriend.

Alice's sister.

Alice's girlfriend.