Cost of Living (play) Quiz

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What does Ani suggest is the real reason Eddie wants to be her caregiver? (from Scene Four)

She thinks his girlfriend is trying to get hold of her money and possessions.

She thinks he is trying to make himself feel less guilty about how he treated her before the accident.

She thinks he is trying to get hold of her money and possessions.

She thinks he is trying to make himself feel superior to her because he can move about when she cannot.

What has Eddie done that suggests he wants to get back together with Ani? (from Scene Six )

He has left his girlfriend.

He has moved his things into Ani’s apartment.

He has bought Ani a ring.

He has torn up their divorce papers.

What does John say is the reason that his body spasms in response to Jess’s gesture? (from Scene Three)

He says it is an instinctive reaching for another form of contact.

He says it is an instinctive fear response.

He says it happened because he is nervous about being touched by a woman.

He says it is simply a spasm of his nerves.

In Scene Five, what does Jess seem to think is going to happen that night? (from Scene Five)

That she and John are going to try a new kind of physio-therapy.

That she and John are going to have some kind of non-professional interaction (i.e. a date).

That John is finally going to give her the raise she has been asking for.

That John is finally going to tell her the truth about why he hired her (i.e. that he wants to sleep with her).

What is Eddie drinking at the beginning of the play, and why is this significant? (from Prologue)

He is drinking seltzer: this, and his dialogue, suggest that he once had a drinking problem.

He is drinking beer: this, and the fact that he is slurring his words, suggest that he has had too much to drink as the scene begins.

He is drinking seltzer: this, and the fact that he is slurring his words, suggest that he has had too much to drink as the scene begins.

He is drinking wine: this, and the fact that he is verbally violent, suggest that he has a drinking problem.