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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. Who is Tucker?
(a) The Jasons' baby.
(b) Jasper's boyfriend.
(c) Henry's son.
(d) Toby's agent.

2. What does the dialogue at the end of Act One, Scene Two demonstrate?
(a) There has been a power shift in Adam and Toby's relationship.
(b) Adam is no longer attracted to Toby because of Toby's attitude.
(c) Adam now realizes how damaging to his career his infatuation with Toby could be.
(d) Toby realizes how close he has come to ruining his relationship with Eric.

3. In Act Two, Scene Two, what does Henry identify as the moment he stopped loving Walter?
(a) When he discovered that Peter was at the farmhouse.
(b) When he realized that his sons loved Walter more than him.
(c) When he discovered that Walter intended to leave the farmhouse to Eric.
(d) When he learned that Walter had hidden his illness from him.

4. What poem does Leo read aloud to Toby?
(a) "My Grief on the Sea."
(b) "A Bequest of His Heart."
(c) "Youth and Age."
(d) "Going Downhill on a Bicycle."

5. Of the criticisms of Eric's character that Henry makes in Act One, which does Eric imply is also a flaw of Henry's?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Inability to accept compliments.
(c) Impracticality.
(d) Stubbornness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor does Eric ask from Henry as Henry is about to leave for his business trip?

2. When Adam reminds Toby of his declaration of love and unwelcome sexual advances, how does Toby respond?

3. While Eric and Toby are having sex, what unromantic topic does Toby bring up?

4. After Toby's play opens, who compares him to famous playwrights like Albee and O'Neill?

5. What point is Eric's reference to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance intended to make?

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