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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part Two, Prologue and Act One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Walter's attitude seem to change in the weeks after Eric's birthday?
(a) He seems newly suspicious of Eric's motives.
(b) He is more openly concerned about Eric's relationship with Toby.
(c) He seems distracted and less interested in Eric.
(d) He becomes excessively polite and cautious around Eric.

2. What does the description of Eric's time in Paris emphasize?
(a) Eric is younger, but he has much to teach Henry.
(b) Eric is distracted from his real priorities by Henry's wealth.
(c) Eric's attachment to Henry is just a substitute for his relationship with Toby.
(d) Eric is turning his attention from politics to his own happiness.

3. What characteristic of the various owners of the farmhouse is most emphasized in the Prologue to Part Two?
(a) Their wealth and privilege.
(b) Their violent history.
(c) Their intense love of family.
(d) Their contributions to the nation.

4. What college did Adam, Eric, and Jasper all attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Barnard.
(d) Columbia.

5. When Eric and Toby meet at a bar, what does Toby confess to Eric?
(a) He is not really in a romantic relationship with Adam.
(b) He has essentially no friends other than a nineteen-year-old sex worker.
(c) He made a mistake when they broke up, and he wants to get back together.
(d) He understands now that he needs to confront his feelings about his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes Eric's attitude toward Adam?

2. What does Leo do each day during the beginning of his summer trip with Toby?

3. Where is the apartment that Henry offers Eric located?

4. On page 53, what does Young Man 1 say "upended" Eric's life?

5. Where is Cherry Grove?

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