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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Felicity say Agnes is like?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?
(a) His need to see his family.
(b) His desire to live forever.
(c) His feelings about Joe.
(d) His perspective on death.

3. What has caused regular visits between Joe and his family to be prohibitive?
(a) Nature of his disease.
(b) Job and school demands.
(c) Rules of the hospital.
(d) Hospital expenses and long distance.

4. Who is staying with Felicity at the cottage?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

5. What does the interviewer do to make Joe relax?
(a) Tells him there is nothing to be frightened of.
(b) Tells him that he will soon see the interviewer.
(c) Tells him to relax and listen to him.
(d) Tells him that all those who have lived in the cottage have been interviewed this way.

6. Where are Maggie and Steve while Joe is hospitalized?
(a) Southern plains.
(b) West coast.
(c) Northwest.
(d) East coast.

7. What does the interviewer suggest that surprises Agnes?
(a) To talk to Felicity alone.
(b) To talk to Agnes too.
(c) To have Felicity leave the cottage.
(d) To speak to Agnes alone outside of the cottage.

8. Which of the following is the best description of what the opening setting could be mistake for?
(a) A country retreat in the woods.
(b) A three star restaurant.
(c) A high tech hospital.
(d) A vacation home on a beach.

9. What does Maggie do when Steve jokes with her and tries to pull her in the cottage?
(a) She yells and cusses at him.
(b) She slides to the cottage floor and sobs.
(c) She walks away from both Steve and Joe.
(d) She slaps him hard across the face.

10. How does Felicity says that she and Claire communicate?
(a) Personal visits.
(b) They do not communicate.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Writing.

11. Felicity often has troubles with which of the following?
(a) Reality.
(b) Eating.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Seeing.

12. What profession does Brian have?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Actor.
(d) Writer.

13. Why was Joe released from the hospital?
(a) Because there was nothing else they could do for him.
(b) To be able to keep track of his progress more carefully.
(c) To keep others from catching his illness.
(d) To spend time with his family.

14. What conclusion does Brian come to about his shaking?
(a) He shakes with wonder.
(b) He shakes from fear.
(c) He shakes because of the disease.
(d) He shakes from medication side effects.

15. What did Beverly tell Brian that he had lost?
(a) The magic and zest for real living.
(b) The ability to cope with the realities of life.
(c) The need for her.
(d) The desire to write emotionally.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes how Joe feels about talking to a voice when he is unable to see the person?

3. What does Felicity tell the interviewer to undermine Claire?

4. How old is Steve?

5. What is Beverly obsessed with?

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