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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attempts to comfort Michael?

2. Who does Emory phone?

3. Who enters the room after the lights dim?

4. What does Harold do after dinner?

5. Michael says that Alan has had an intimate relationship with ________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Crowley use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Michael's apartment almost becomes a character in the book because it plays such an important role in the story. Explain how an inanimate object can be a character in a story and how the house "interacted" with the "other" characters. Cite three examples to support your claim.

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