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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laurel plan to accomplish over the weekend?
(a) To become pregnant by Arnold since Ed is sterile.
(b) To ascertain if there was still a spark between Arnold and Ed.
(c) To learn how to serve a ball in tennis as well as Arnold can.
(d) She had no particular plans.

2. Where is Laurel on the day after the weekend that Alan and Arnold visited Ed and her?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In Boston.
(c) In New York City.
(d) Asleep in bed still.

3. What does Laurel try to hide?
(a) That she is HIV positive.
(b) That she does not love Ed.
(c) That she is actually a lesbian.
(d) That she is attracted to gay men.

4. Why does Laurel say she is not inviting Alan and Arnold to her parent's home?
(a) They live too far away.
(b) There is limited space.
(c) She does not say.
(d) Her parents hate gay men.

5. What does Alan share with Arnold?
(a) That Alan is in love with Ed.
(b) That Laurel made a pass at Alan.
(c) That Alan and Laurel have decided they love each other.
(d) That Alan was leaving Arnold.

6. What is Laurel's news?
(a) That she has decided she is a lesbian which is why she was drawn to gay men.
(b) That she and Ed are getting married.
(c) That she is pregnant and Arnold is the father.
(d) That she and Ed have split permanently.

7. What is the subject of Ed's reading?
(a) Nothing; he is not reading.
(b) How this new cologne is based on female pheromones.
(c) A love affair between an 80-year-old woman and a boy of fifteen.
(d) About the French revolution.

8. What is implied in the song Arnold sings?
(a) That the perfect man may be a woman.
(b) That he still feels something for Ed.
(c) That Arnold believes in love at first sight.
(d) Nothing since he was too upset to go onstage.

9. How does David respond to Arnold telling him that Arnold still intends to adopt David?
(a) David has decided he does not want to be adopted because of Mrs. Beckoff.
(b) David is skeptical.
(c) David is appreciative of Arnold's thoughtfulness and states his joy at the thought of being adopted as Arnold's son.
(d) David says he wants Ed to adopt him instead.

10. Why does Laurel want Arnold and Alan to rise?
(a) To eat breakfast.
(b) To play doubles in tennis against her and Ed.
(c) To play a pick-up game of basketball.
(d) She does not care if they arise.

11. Why is Arnold angry with Ed?
(a) He lied to the social worker.
(b) He does not want to have a sexual relationship with Arnold.
(c) He is not sympathetic about Alan's death.
(d) He left Arnold to face Arnold's mother alone.

12. Who calls Arnold?
(a) Murray.
(b) Laurel.
(c) Alan.
(d) Ed.

13. What day of the week is it at the opening of this scene?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

14. To whom is Ed reading?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Murray.
(c) Arnold.
(d) No one.

15. For what do Laurel and Alan probe?
(a) Details of the time that Ed and Arnold spent in bed today.
(b) Evidence that Ed is not gay.
(c) For an admission from Arnold that he is seeing another man besides Alan.
(d) For evidence of Arnold being HIV positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discuss a similar subject of that between Ed and Laurel?

2. What does Arnold say happened to Alan?

3. About what is Laurel upset?

4. Upon what do all four characters on stage agree?

5. What conversational technique is continued in this scene?

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