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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie about his life does Toby tell Eric when he comes over to collect his things from Eric's apartment?
(a) He claims that his play is being made into a film.
(b) He claims that his second novel has been accepted.
(c) He claims to be sleeping with Adam.
(d) He claims that he is living with a new boyfriend.

2. In Act Three, Scene Two, what does Eric teach Henry about?
(a) Arts and culture.
(b) How to run a household.
(c) The nonprofit sector.
(d) The modern dating scene.

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

4. What is in the box that Toby refuses to look at and ultimately leaves behind in Eric's apartment?
(a) Toby's childhood possessions.
(b) Unsold copies of Toby's novel.
(c) Gifts that Toby gave Adam during their relationship.
(d) Toby's parents' things.

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

6. Why does Henry leave Eric at the farmhouse and drive away?
(a) He and Eric are fighting about respecting Walter's wishes.
(b) He finds it too painful to be at the farmhouse himself.
(c) He needs to go pick up the key from the caretaker.
(d) He wants Eric to have a moment alone with Walter's memory.

7. What commentary does Morgan offer about the introduction of Leo's character?
(a) He is the play's first sex worker.
(b) He is a foil for Eric's character.
(c) He is the play's first poor character.
(d) He will cause Toby's downfall.

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

9. What does Walter tell Eric about Eric's relationship with Toby?
(a) He thinks they are not well-suited to one another.
(b) He thinks it likely that Toby will leave Eric for Adam.
(c) He thinks that Toby is using Eric for a place to live.
(d) He thinks that as Toby becomes more successful, he will lose interest in Eric.

10. Where does Adam's bathhouse story take place?
(a) Paris.
(b) Prague.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Berlin.

11. What does Toby believe the fight with Eric was really about?
(a) The apartment.
(b) Walter.
(c) Adam.
(d) His play.

12. What is implied by Toby's dialogue while Adam is in the shower in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Toby does not want Adam to realize how much he admires Adam's talent and how attracted he is to Adam.
(b) Toby is more intimidated by Adam than he wants to admit, and it makes him too shy to speak openly.
(c) Toby has only given Adam a part in his play because he is attracted to him, which he knows is wrong.
(d) Toby is afraid that sleeping with Adam will seriously damage his relationship with Eric.

13. What news does Henry arrive with during Eric and Toby's fight?
(a) He intends to buy the apartment building.
(b) Walter has died.
(c) He and Water have decided to get married.
(d) He will finance Toby's Broadway debut.

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

15. Whose ghost does Eric believe he sees when he enters the farmhouse?
(a) Peter's.
(b) E. M. Forster's.
(c) Walter's.
(d) His grandmother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are all at dinner together, what conclusion do Charles and Paul reach about their father and Eric?

2. What personal item in Adam's Chicago apartment does Toby say is "sweet" (69)?

3. On what day of the year does Toby first see Leo's ad and call him?

4. What news does Eric wake up to on his thirty-fourth birthday?

5. In Act Two, Scene One, what does Adam say that first makes Toby express a desire to leave Adam's apartment?

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