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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Carol tells Bernie that he's wasted at the ____________ where he currently works.
2. Who does Carol currently live with, according to her own admission in this scene of the play?
3. Carol comments that he has a lot of ______________, which Bernie agrees and says that he always has.
4. Who still goes to church, according to the conversation at the start of the play?
5. What does Bernie say that Carol does too often, and that she should try to stop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bernie get for Carol as he presents the gift to her at the start of the scene?
2. What did Bernie admit to envisioning for his and Carol's first meeting together?
3. Why can't Bernie quite understand why he got fired from his phone company job?
4. How did Carol find Bernie, according to her when she and Bernie are talking in his apartment?
5. What does Carol admit is the source of her current unhappiness in her life?
6. What does Bernie reveal about his time in the military as Carol and he are talking in this scene?
7. On what day did Bernie plan to call Carol when she was younger, according to his admission in this scene?
8. What does Bernie say about the opinion Carol has about her marriage and why it is the way it is?
9. Why has Bernie never given anyone jewelry before this particular day?
10. What has reminded Bernie of the idea that the present is more important than the past or the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bernie defines himself as a happy man with a good job and good friends.
Part 1: How do you define the idea of a good life?
Part 2: Do you think that Bernie is happy with his life? Why or why not?
Part 3: Why do you think Bernie told Carol that he has a happy life?
Essay Topic 2
Carol points out that AA helped her track down her father, though it would seem that AA would try to keep their members anonymous.
Part 1: Why do you think AA would have helped Carol find her father?
Part 2: If someone had found you through AA, how might you have reacted? Why?
Part 3: Do you think anonymity is important to those in AA? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Carol admits that she's been lonely and that's why she's tried to track down Bernie.
Part 1: Why do you think Carol is suddenly lonely in her life?
Part 2: Do you think that Carol should have handled her loneliness by reaching out to a father she's never really known? Why or why not?
Part 3: How do you handle loneliness? What do you do to make yourself feel better?
This section contains 649 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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