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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this scene, Bernie makes the joke that he found the gift for Carol ____________.
(a) On the bus.
(b) At the thrift store.
(c) Under the tree.
(d) At Tiffany's.

2. What is helping to ensure that Bernie is doing okay with the money he's making at the time of the story?
(a) Disability.
(b) Change on the street.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) Recycling cans.

3. Carol says that coming from a ____________ is what has caused troubles in her life with Gerry.
(a) Abusive background.
(b) Single mom.
(c) Broken home.
(d) Bad school.

4. What does Carol admit when Bernie begins to grow impatient about the reason behind Carol's sudden appearance?
(a) I felt lonely.
(b) I needed more.
(c) I wanted to know you.
(d) I heard you were sick.

5. What does Bernie suggest he and Carol go look at like they did when they were younger?
(a) Locomotives.
(b) Books.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cars.

6. What does Carol say when Bernie asks her how she found him finally?
(a) She asked her mother.
(b) Through AA.
(c) Public records.
(d) She went on the computer.

7. What did Carol used to go into Mike's for once in awhile when Bernie used to be in there often?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Sandwiches.

8. Carol asks Bernie if he agrees that she is _____________ the things she wants from him.
(a) Good for.
(b) Worthy of.
(c) Entitled to
(d) Ready for.

9. When is Carol's birthday, according to Bernie?
(a) February 4th.
(b) March 10th.
(c) September 15th.
(d) February 6th.

10. Carol says that she wants to get _________________ Bernie better.
(a) Food and communication with.
(b) Therapy to understand.
(c) To know.
(d) Gerry to talk to.

11. Who did most of the work on the telephone pole that Bernie had ruined during his accident?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Jim.
(c) Steve.
(d) No one fixed it.

12. Carol says she feels lonely and ____________ because she didn't have a father.
(a) Ignored.
(b) Bored.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Cheated.

13. Where was Bernie working during the story that is being told during this scene?
(a) The Cape.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Hamptons.

14. Bernie admits he was mad at _____________ for a long time after the divorce took place.
(a) Carol's mother.
(b) The government.
(c) Carol.
(d) Himself.

15. Bernie doesn't want Carol to hold onto the ______________ in any way.
(a) Criminal record.
(b) Past.
(c) Mistakes.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carol call Bernie as they are getting ready to leave his apartment?

2. How many years had Bernie worked at the job from which he was fired in this play?

3. Bernie: "What I want to know is why all of a sudden you come ____________."

4. What does Bernie say when Carol explains to Bernie her thoughts about her history?

5. What did Bernie get for Carol, that he gives to her during this final scene?

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