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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. How many drinks has Michael had so far this evening?

2. Who is the first guest to arrive?

3. It is obvious that Donald has had an intimate relationship with whom?

4. What has Cowboy been paid to do?

5. Which man is the next to arrive at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Emory's turn at playing Affairs of the Heart.

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

3. What are Alan's feelings about the party at this point in the evening?

4. What interrupts the conversation between Michael and Donald?

5. What is Alan's reaction when he enters the room?

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

7. What is the basis for Harold's self esteem issues?

8. What is the game the men decide to play and what are the rules?

9. What line of conversation extends from the men discussing their school roommates?

10. How is Michael surprised when he grabs the phone from Alan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play takes place in the late 1960s as America is experiencing free love, war protests and radical shifts in music. Research this period in America and create a multimedia presentation of the clothes, food, music and people during this time.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1960s. Compare and contrast homosexuality in America during the 1960s to homosexuality in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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