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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hesitates before entering the hospital library?
(a) Jillian.
(b) Laura.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Hochberg.

2. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The cafe across the street from the hospital.
(b) The corridor outside Barbara's hospital room.
(c) The hospital library.
(d) The hospital emergency room.

3. What does Hochberg instruct Ferguson to do?
(a) Attend a medical conference.
(b) Call Barbara's family.
(c) Make arrangements for the operating room.
(d) Get some rest.

4. The first part of Act 2, Scene 4 is a demonstration of what?
(a) Dance instruction.
(b) Driving techniques.
(c) Medical procedure.
(d) Gambling techniques.

5. What would de-sterilize the surgical gowns?
(a) Ironing them.
(b) Sharing them.
(c) Hanging them in a closet.
(d) Folding them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was abortion viewed during the time this play was written in the 1930s?

2. Which of the following do the doctors and nurses not do?

3. The hospital must balance financial responsibilities and ________________.

4. What is the symbolism of Laura's touch on Ferguson's arm making him unsterile in the operating room?

5. What does Ferguson respond when Laura asks if he had an affair with Barbara?

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