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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carol discover that Bernie received when he was in the military?

2. Carol mentions that her building is very __________, which seems to be what Bernie wants to hear.

3. What is the name of Bernie's second wife, according to his admission about her sibling(s)?

4. How many rooms does Carol say that her current home has, as she is speaking with Bernie?

5. Carol says that she and her half-sister are very close and Bernie says she'd like ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernie do after Carol remarks again about how nice Bernie's place is?

2. What does Carol reveal about her history of traveling with Gerry during her life?

3. What does Bernie say about the opinion Carol has about her marriage and why it is the way it is?

4. Why can't Bernie quite understand why he got fired from his phone company job?

5. How did Carol find Bernie, according to her when she and Bernie are talking in his apartment?

6. Where was Bernie working during the time of the story he tells during this scene of the play?

7. What does Bernie say that Carol should focus on in her life, according to his own opinion?

8. What does Carol attribute her good looks to, according to what she says in their conversation?

9. On what day did Bernie plan to call Carol when she was younger, according to his admission in this scene?

10. What is happening between two characters at the start of the play when the first scene begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The small talk that Bernie and Carol share works to help them both feel polite and comfortable with each other.

Part 1: Why do you think small talk is so important in society?

Part 2: How do you think Bernie and Carol should interact? Or are they doing things 'right' at the beginning?

Part 3: Why do you think people feel they have to be polite about the other's living arrangements?

Essay Topic 2

Bernie explains that everyone used to drink on the phone company job every now and then.

Part 1: Why do you think Bernie tells Carol that everyone used to drink where he worked?

Part 2: Does the fact that everyone else drank excuse Bernie's behavior? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might Bernie's life have turned out if that accident hadn't happened?

Essay Topic 3

Bernie points out that everything has a price, even happiness, as he talks to Carol during their visit.

Part 1: Do you agree that everything has a price? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think happiness should come with a price tag? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think Bernie is trying to tell Carol about happiness? And why?

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