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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carol comments that he has a lot of ______________, which Bernie agrees and says that he always has.
(a) Friends.
(b) Windows.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Plants.

2. Bernie shrugs off the ____________ of the previous scene and continues with the conversation.
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Dullness.
(d) Passion.

3. Who decides to tell a long story during the course of this particular scene?
(a) Neither.
(b) Bernie.
(c) Both characters.
(d) Carol.

4. What does the acronym VA stand for when it is mentioned in this opening scene of the play?
(a) Volleyball Association.
(b) Vietnam Association.
(c) Veterans Administration.
(d) Valley Administration.

5. Where was Bernie working when he tells the story to Carol during this scene?
(a) Army.
(b) Phone company.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) He wasn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Carol used to fantasize her father was when she was a little girl growing up?

2. What does Bernie suggest he and Carol go look at like they did when they were younger?

3. What does Bernie tell Carol he has by his second wife as they are sharing their lives with each other?

4. What is Carol's last name according to the notes at the start of the play?

5. Bernie tells Carol not to focus on all of the ___________ the way he did for so long.

(see the answer key)

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