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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Harvey Milk?
(a) The founder of an AIDS charity.
(b) A black ballroom icon.
(c) A drag queen.
(d) An openly gay politician.

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

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

5. Whom does Young Man 1 become in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Eric.
(c) Adam.
(d) Toby.

6. In Act Three, Scene Four, what book does Eric accuse Toby of pretending to have read?
(a) Finnegans Wake.
(b) Infinite Jest.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Gravity's Rainbow.

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

8. Which statistician is mentioned frequently in Act Two?
(a) Nate Silver.
(b) Jake Porway.
(c) David Blackwell.
(d) Susan Murphy.

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

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

11. What does the dialogue at the end of Act One, Scene Two demonstrate?
(a) Adam is no longer attracted to Toby because of Toby's attitude.
(b) There has been a power shift in Adam and Toby's relationship.
(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.

12. 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) Toby's parents' things.
(d) Gifts that Toby gave Adam during their relationship.

13. In Act Three, Scene Two, what does Henry teach Eric about?
(a) Investment strategies.
(b) Estate planning.
(c) Employment law.
(d) Negotiating tactics.

14. What is Toby's play called?
(a) Loved Boy.
(b) Little Apple.
(c) Low Standards.
(d) Life Drags On.

15. 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 interested in playing the lead in Toby's play.
(c) He is looking for someone to edit his novel manuscript.
(d) He wants a sexual relationship with Toby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Inheritance?

2. What is indicated by Walter's difficulty with the word "ghosting" (54)?

3. What does Toby believe the fight with Eric was really about?

4. What item of Adam's clothing does Toby criticize in Act One, Scene Two?

5. In Act Three, Scene Three, where is Toby living?

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