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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Four and Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John reports to Jess that many of his "joints feel like" (62) what?
(a) Paper.
(b) Jelly.
(c) Metal.
(d) Magnets.

2. What word does Jess report that her mother had been trying to say after Jess's birth when the nurse had misheard?
(a) West.
(b) Yes.
(c) Fresh.
(d) Dressed.

3. How old is Jess?
(a) Mid-20s.
(b) Mid-40s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Mid-30s.

4. What parts of his body does John report as being unable to "stop [from] drawing // towards each other" (62)?
(a) His knees and elbows.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His elbows and wrists.
(d) His ankles and knees.

5. John remarks that he had had a long night due to undertaking what activity?
(a) Writing a paper.
(b) Thinking of his lost baseball career.
(c) Dealing with insomnia.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the play's 9 scenes are noted to occur on "the same Friday night in December" (5)?

2. Eddie tells Ani that while he knows he probably cannot hope for her forgiveness, so that all he can hope for now is what?

3. John describes his cerebral palsy as feeling like what action is taking place beneath his skin?

4. To what animal is Ani compared within a metaphor explaining her personality?

5. Toward the end of the Prologue, Eddie laments that he has been "stood up" (17) by what?

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