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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the house where Toby has been staying when he calls Eric in Act One, Scene One?
(a) The Catskills.
(b) Martha's Vineyard.
(c) The Finger Lakes.
(d) The Hamptons.

2. What topic does Toby avoid talking about, even with Eric?
(a) His ambitions.
(b) His past.
(c) His writing.
(d) His other lovers.

3. What character does Young Man 7 ridicule Toby for comparing his protagonist to?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Othello.
(d) King Lear.

4. What is implied by Leo's reaction to Toby's question about where he lives?
(a) Leo is homeless.
(b) Leo is a private person.
(c) Leo is shifty and dishonest.
(d) Leo is afraid of Toby.

5. After Toby's play opens, who compares him to famous playwrights like Albee and O'Neill?
(a) Toby.
(b) Morgan.
(c) The critics.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry defend his alliance with a political party known not to support gay rights?

2. What is implied by the list of people and homes that opens Act Two, Scene Three?

3. Whom does Eric work for?

4. What is one of the most significant consequences of Henry and Walter's first sexual encounter?

5. Whom is it implied that Leo looks like?

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