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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michael's attitude about Alan at the end of the evening?

2. Who does Bernard phone?

3. Who does Bernard reach when calling the Dahlbeck residence?

4. Who is the person in the photo in the silver frame?

5. Donald thinks that Michael's ______________ is better than it used to be.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the role of gay men in the 1960. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century gay men do not have?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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