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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What morning is it when Act 1, Scene 4 begins?

2. How many days have passed since the previous scene as the third scene in Act 1 begins?

3. What did Jim want to confirm before his suicide attempt?

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

5. What does Jim learn about the monitoring system from the other patients in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jim released and what does he tell Ann on the phone?

2. What does Miss Wingate give Jim in Act 2, Scene 3, and what does it represent?

3. How does Jim respond to Dr. Bellman at the end of Act 2, Scene 4, and what do Ann and the doctor discuss?

4. How does Dr. Kramer assess Jim and what does that mean for his possible release?

5. What is "seven" and what is its purpose in the play?

6. What is interesting about the things that Jim tells Dr. Bellman about Ann, and what he will not tell him about Charlotte?

7. What happens at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3 that shocks Jim?

8. What are the circumstances around Jim's suicide attempt, as revealed in the first scene?

9. What is interesting about the doctors' ability to assess Jim at this point in the play?

10. What do Grosberg and Mr. Fleming reveal to Jim that surprises him, and how does it reflect a larger issue in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The other patients are used to contrast Jim's situation at different times during the play.

1) What are the most significant differences between Jim and the other patients? Why are those differences necessary to his position?

2) Describe the patients that you think are the most similar to Jim and the ones that are the most different. For each of them, what role do they play in the plot and the overall message?

Essay Topic 2

What is relevant about the time in which the play was written? How does it affect Jim's outlook on his life? Explain why Jim was likely to feel as desperate as his did with his career, life, and self-worth. Use examples from the play to provide a detailed analysis of how men were perceived during that time as well as the way the theater/entertainment industry operated differently than it does today.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Tom, his role in Ann's scheme, and 3 ways that he contributed to Jim's surrender. Why were they significant and what reason does the author have for waiting until the second to last act to make Tom appear?

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