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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steve chide his mother about never being able to do?
(a) Go inside the cottage.
(b) Talk to Joe about his illness.
(c) Refusing to have a drink.
(d) Live a rural life.

2. Which of the following is true about the interviewer?
(a) The interviewer is not talking to Joe.
(b) The interviewer is a female in a suit.
(c) The interviewer is an unseen person.
(d) The interviewer seems oblivious to Joe's presence.

3. Why has Brian started to write again?
(a) He doesn't want to leave anything unsaid or undone.
(b) Mark has inspired him to help him write again.
(c) He wants to leave a clear legacy behind.
(d) He needs to find something to do to pass the time.

4. Where does Felicity think she is sometimes?
(a) In her daughter's home.
(b) Back in her regular hospital room.
(c) Back in her own home.
(d) Up in heaven with God.

5. In what year did this play win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?

2. Why does Brian think Beverly has not returned to him?

3. What happens in Brian's recurring dream?

4. What confession does Maggie make to Joe about Steve after he tried to drag her into the cottage?

5. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his first reaction to learning about his terminal condition?

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