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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part One, Act Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Adam invites Toby into his apartment for a drink, what covert agenda is revealed in his dialogue?
(a) He wants to ask questions about the meaning of Toby's book.
(b) He is looking for someone to edit his novel manuscript.
(c) He wants a sexual relationship with Toby.
(d) He is interested in playing the lead in Toby's play.

2. What starts the Act Two, Scene Three fight between Eric and Toby?
(a) Toby tells Eric that he is moving to Chicago.
(b) Toby discovers that they are losing the apartment.
(c) Eric tells Toby that he hates Toby's play.
(d) Eric discovers that Toby slept with Adam.

3. What detail of his personal background does Adam reveal after Toby accuses him of being coddled?
(a) He spent time in jail.
(b) He was adopted.
(c) He was bullied in school.
(d) He was very ill as a child.

4. Which item in Adam's shopping bag is a callback to the poem that serves as the play's epigraph?
(a) Call Me By Your Name.
(b) The Cavafy collection.
(c) Giovanni's Room.
(d) The Swimming-Pool Library.

5. What item of Adam's clothing does Toby criticize in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) His pants.
(b) His underwear.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the protagonist of Toby's book?

2. What age does Eric turn on the birthday he celebrates in Act One, Scene Two?

3. What moment described in Morgan's dialogue likely foreshadows difficulties in Eric and Toby's relationship?

4. What are the Young Men all doing in the play's prologue?

5. What baseless assumption do Charles and Paul make when they see Walter talking to Eric in the hallway?

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