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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. Which of the following do the men not do while waiting for more guests to arrive?

2. Why does Michael take Alan away from the group?

3. At what is Harold laughing as Act 1 ends?

4. What is the sexual persuasion of the people in the story?

5. What is Harold doing as Act 1 ends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the guests do when they realize Alan has not yet arrived?

4. What happens that makes Hank angry with Larry?

5. What interrupts the conversation between Michael and Donald?

6. With whom does Harold leave the party?

7. What are Alan's perceptions of Michael's friends?

8. Explain how Michael continues to taunt Alan after the game breaks up.

9. Who is the first man in the group to play Affairs of the Heart and what is the outcome?

10. What happens when Alan comes back to the party after having removed himself to recover from the fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Alcohol abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this play. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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