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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his second reaction to learning about his terminal condition?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

2. What does Maggie talk to Joe about at first?
(a) How much she missed him.
(b) Steve's new job.
(c) Her plane trip.
(d) Her work.

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

4. Where is the setting for the opening of this play?
(a) A cottage.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) A doctor's office.
(d) A hospital room.

5. How does Brian respond when he sees Beverly at the cottage?
(a) He asks her if she is happy in her new life.
(b) He talks about her dress and all of the jewelry she wears.
(c) He tells her to leave and that he doesn't want to see her.
(d) He asks her where Brian is.

6. How does Brian describe fate?
(a) Happy.
(b) Serious.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Sad.

7. Which f the following is an accurate definition of the term shadow box?
(a) A box that takes the light and refracts it to cause shadows.
(b) A shallow box that puts objects on display.
(c) A tall narrow box used to encase pictures safely.
(d) A creation that replicates another scene.

8. What does Brian admit scares him to death?
(a) Losing Mark.
(b) Never seeing her again.
(c) The act of dying.
(d) What happens in the after life.

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

10. What does Brian believe people are doing instead of living more authentic lives?
(a) Moving through their lives in an automatic way.
(b) Trying methods to prolong the inevitable.
(c) Denying the facts that are presented to them.
(d) Praying to a God he does not believe exists.

11. What is located in the interview area?
(a) A chair and a couch.
(b) Two chairs.
(c) A small stool.
(d) A chair, a recorder and a man.

12. What does Joe tell the interviewer was his first reaction to learning about his terminal condition?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Fear.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Anger.

13. How long has it been since Joe saw his wife and son?
(a) 12 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 year.

14. Why does Felicity continue to lash out at the interviewer?
(a) She does not like discussing her disease or feelings.
(b) She is angry about her body being ravaged by the disease.
(c) She doesn't like being observed in her private place.
(d) She is tired and would rather be in bed.

15. What confession does Maggie make to Joe about Steve after he tried to drag her into the cottage?
(a) She tells Joe that Steve cannot handle his condition.
(b) She tells Joe that Steve has been very upset an dmean to her.
(c) She tells Joe that Steve has slapped her in the past.
(d) She tells Joe that she never told Steve about Joe's condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes in while Mark is putting away Brian's medications?

2. Where is Joe hospitalized?

3. What happens in Brian's recurring dream?

4. What did Beverly tell Brian that he had lost?

5. What caused Maggie and Steve to come to see Joe?

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