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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dr. Schlesinger's decision at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Jim can only leave the hospital if he agrees to go home with Ann.
(b) Jim will need to stay in the hospital for at least another month.
(c) Jim is not well enough to leave the hospital.
(d) Jim is well enough to leave the hospital, but not go to his interview.

2. Who called Ann earlier in the day?
(a) Jim's cousin.
(b) Jim's friend.
(c) Jim's brother.
(d) Jim's boss.

3. Why are many of the nurses away for the week?
(a) There is a flu epidemic.
(b) It is Thanksgiving.
(c) The hospital is cutting back on its staff.
(d) They are on strike.

4. What does Ann think about Charlotte?
(a) That she is behind Jim's suicide attempt.
(b) She has no idea who Charlotte is.
(c) That she may be able to help Jim recover faster.
(d) That she tried to kill Jim.

5. As he explains to the doctor, what did Jim not have enough money to buy?
(a) Dinner for a friend.
(b) Theater tickets for a friend.
(c) A gift for a friend.
(d) Dessert for a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do patients reveal in a semi-conscious state, according to the doctor?

2. When were Jim and Ann supposed to meet?

3. How did Jim get the pills to take?

4. What does Jim tell the doctor about Charlotte in the fourth scene of Act 1?

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

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