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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. Where is Donald's home?

2. What is Cowboy's profession?

3. From what room does Alan emerge?

4. Why does Emory make Alan uncomfortable?

5. What does Alan symbolize for the men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Harold have for Michael to be happy?

2. How does Michael clarify an invitation for Alan to come over for drinks?

3. What seems to brighten Donald's glum mood?

4. How does Act 1 end?

5. How do the men try to make Alan feel more comfortable at the party?

6. Who are the next three dinner guests to arrive at Michael's apartment?

7. Who is the story of THE BOYS IN THE BAND about?

8. What insight does Donald share about what he has learned in therapy?

9. What is at the core of Michael's passive-aggressive behavior during Act 2?

10. Who turns the tables on Michael and holds him up to scrutiny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story takes place as America is experiencing the Hippie Generation, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, and drug usage in the late 1960s. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on Michael and the other men. How would Michael and the other men's lives be different today? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of evolving roles is an important one in this story. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 3

Is Harold accurate that Michael is an angry, sad gay man? How does Michael's anger exhibit? Cite three examples of Michael's cruelty toward himself as well as toward others.

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