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

2. What does Leo do each day during the beginning of his summer trip with Toby?
(a) He goes to the beach to read.
(b) He invents new cocktails to amuse Toby.
(c) He asks Toby when they can return to New York.
(d) He works out with other men his age.

3. What is the main feeling that Walter comes away with from the brunch conversation?
(a) Hope.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Disgust.

4. What is the primary rhetorical function of the list of public and governmental actions responding to the AIDS epidemic?
(a) It shows how poorly informed people were about sexually transmitted diseases.
(b) It shows how determined people were to find a cure.
(c) It shows how much discrimination gay men suffered at this time.
(d) It shows the financial impact of the epidemic on American society.

5. 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 is turning his attention from politics to his own happiness.
(d) Eric's attachment to Henry is just a substitute for his relationship with Toby.