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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Eddie ask Ani if she "really" (69) has within Scene Four?
(a) A valid driver's license.
(b) An emergency button.
(c) A suicide pill.
(d) A platinum record.

2. Ani tells Eddie at the start of Scene Six that she is a "very" (99) what kind of person?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Creative.
(d) Angry.

3. Scene Five takes place in what month?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) October.

4. What object had the obnoxious man at the bar thrown into Jess's face?
(a) A beer bottle.
(b) A cherry.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A crumpled dollar bill.

5. What does Ani say has been "dancing" (70) in her dreams in relation to Eddie?
(a) Sugar plums.
(b) Revenge plots.
(c) Weaponry.
(d) Shared sexual experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Ani refuse to press her emergency button?

2. What does Eddie say when Ani asks him if his girlfriend knows he is asking Ani for a job?

3. When protesting against Eddie's pleas for a job, Ani says that she would rather "find someone" (73) that she can what?

4. What part of Ani's body does Eddie pretend to play like an instrument?

5. What accident happens during Ani's bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Near the end of Scene Four, Ani remembers that a certain event will be occurring in three weeks. What is that event?

2. What act does the audience watch at the start of Scene Five?

3. What impetus leads to Ani's revelation to Eddie that she has been feeling a certain way for the last month?

4. Discuss parallels between Scene Five and Scene Six.

5. In what ways does the music motif arise in Scene Six?

6. In what way does John handle the misunderstanding between him and Jess?

7. What answer does Ani provide when Eddie asks her what she wants to do for her birthday?

8. What does John say to Jess just before she runs out of his apartment?

9. What change in linear structure takes place within Scene Seven?

10. In what way does the element of water in the play evoke qualities of intimacy and trust?

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