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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Carol currently live with, according to her own admission in this scene of the play?
(a) No one.
(b) Mary.
(c) Gerry.
(d) Her mother.

2. Bernie describes his younger years and times as ways of getting __________.
(a) Women.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Play.
(d) Around.

3. Who does Bernie want to learn more about, though Carol tries to avoid it?
(a) Carol.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mary.
(d) Gerry.

4. "____________, it's nice to see you," Bernie says when he's talking with Carol.
(a) So.
(b) Goddman.
(c) Jeepers.
(d) Wow.

5. Who admits they quit smoking a few years ago so they know how hard it is to do so?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Carol.
(c) Gerry.
(d) Bernie.

6. Carol and Bernie both admit to being ____________ about seeing each other.
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Hesitant.

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

8. Where was Bernie once stationed that Carol reveals she once visited as well?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

9. Carol says that she and her half-sister are very close and Bernie says she'd like ______________.
(a) Joe.
(b) Steve.
(c) Marty.
(d) Ralph.

10. What do Bernie and Carol compliment each other on when they are talking at the start of the play?
(a) Their looks.
(b) Cars.
(c) The books they read.
(d) Their quitting of drinking.

11. Carol is talking about buying a _____________ with Gerry in the coming months.
(a) House.
(b) Pool.
(c) Summer house.
(d) Car.

12. Bernie apologizes for speaking __________ when he's speaking with Carol in this scene.
(a) Crudely.
(b) Honestly.
(c) Loudly.
(d) Quietly.

13. What does Bernie try to find when he and Carol are visiting, though she tells him not to worry about it?
(a) Birth certificate.
(b) A baby journal.
(c) Photo albums.
(d) A baby bootie.

14. What does Carol say she wants when Bernie asks her what she wants by coming to see him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) To get to know him.
(d) Peace.

15. What is Bernie's reaction to the fact that Carol thinks he can do better than the job he currently has?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He's angry.
(c) He agrees.
(d) He's confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Bernie shares with Carol his idea in #95?

2. What does Bernie feel like, according to his own admission at the start of the play?

3. What does Carol say is nice when she is still talking with Bernie during this scene?

4. What does Bernie not want Carol to call him when she's in his apartment at the start of the play?

5. Who still goes to church, according to the conversation at the start of the play?

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