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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. What personal item in Adam's Chicago apartment does Toby say is "sweet" (69)?
(a) Adam's childhood teddy bear.
(b) A letter that Adam is writing to Eric.
(c) A photo of Adam with his parents.
(d) A drawing of Toby that Adam is working on.

2. On page 53, what does Young Man 1 say "upended" Eric's life?
(a) Toby leaving for Chicago.
(b) Eric running into Walter.
(c) Adam getting the lead in Toby's play.
(d) The prospect of being evicted.

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

4. What does Eric point to as the primary way culture is transmitted?
(a) Stories.
(b) Family.
(c) Museums.
(d) School.

5. What detail does Lopez offer that characterizes Paul as self-centered?
(a) Paul has parked in front of a fire hydrant.
(b) Paul thinks that fifty dollars is a significant amount of money.
(c) Paul has booked a table at La Grenouille.
(d) Paul's conversation with Susie is overly familiar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Young Man 1 become in Act One, Scene Two?

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

3. Where does Toby run into Adam again, in Act One Scene Four?

4. What is the main feeling that Walter comes away with from the brunch conversation?

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

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