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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arnold express to Ed about their relationship?
(a) That is could be a lifelong commitment.
(b) That Ed would return but also that Ed would have more clarity on the direction of his personal life.
(c) That he wishes Ed had come back sooner because Arnold is now in another relationship.
(d) That he never really wants to see Ed again.

2. This short scene establishes the potential for a future conflict using a writing technique named what?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Red Herring.

3. With whom does Laurel live?
(a) Jacs.
(b) Murray.
(c) Ed.
(d) Alan.

4. How long has it been since Ed and Arnold last met?
(a) Three days.
(b) A month.
(c) A year.
(d) Ten years.

5. At what does Ed hint?
(a) That he needs to borrow a large sum of money from Arnold.
(b) The desire for a reconciliation with Arnold.
(c) That his is about to marry.
(d) That he has been tested HIV positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the singer on the stage?

2. What happens when Arnold bends over to set a beer can down?

3. Who sings from another part of the stage?

4. What does the stranger do when Arnold tries to talk?

5. Who does Ed date besides Arnold?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what is Ed reading and what is opinion of the subject?

2. Upon what do the two couples seem to agree?

3. Describe the opening of this scene.

4. With whom is Ed speaking and what is the content of the conversation?

5. Describe the fight between Arnold and his mother after the news of David's adoption was discusssed.

6. What hurts Arnold's feelings and why do you think Ed does the action that hurts Arnold?

7. What happens when Arnold gets Ed on the phone?

8. What is a side effect of the weekend visit of Alan and Arnold to Ed and Laurel's?

9. What in this scene indicates the differences between the two couples?

10. Describe how Laurel is feeling. Do you think she has the right to feel this way?

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