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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Jim's last play?
(a) A year ago.
(b) Several months ago.
(c) A few weeks ago.
(d) Several years ago.

2. How does Jim feel that he has acted since entering the hospital, as he describes in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) He has cooperated with everyone.
(b) He has cooperated with some, not with others.
(c) He has not cooperated with anyone.
(d) He has cooperated with everyone except Ann.

3. When does the first scene of The Shrike take place?
(a) Tuesday evening.
(b) Wednesday evening.
(c) Tuesday morning.
(d) Wednesday morning.

4. What does Jim tell the doctor about Charlotte in the fourth scene of Act 1?
(a) He has no idea who she is.
(b) He refuses to talk about her.
(c) He has been seeing her.
(d) He only met her twice.

5. What time is it when Act 1, Scene 3 opens?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 1:00.
(c) Noon.
(d) 3:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Barrow ask Ann about Jim's letter?

2. What does Jim say when he becomes conscious at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why does Jim feel that he is being detained in the fifth scene of the play?

4. When the doctor questions him in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Jim say about his life?

5. What does Mr. Fleming give to Grosberg?

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