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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom is the character of Morgan based?
(a) M. P. Shiel.
(b) S. M. Stirling.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) J. M. Coetzee.

2. In Act Three, Scene Three, where is Toby living?
(a) Hell's Kitchen.
(b) Gramercy Park.
(c) SoHo.
(d) Tribeca.

3. What is indicated by Walter's difficulty with the word "ghosting" (54)?
(a) He is much older than Eric.
(b) His first language is not English.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is a sheltered elitist.

4. In Act Three, Scene Two, what gift does Henry bring Eric?
(a) A pair of gold cuff links.
(b) A crystal wine decanter.
(c) An antique mantle clock.
(d) A small painting of the farmhouse.

5. What famous location did Walter ask directions to as soon as he arrived in New York?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) The Stonewall Inn.
(d) Carnegie Hall.

6. Who is the author of The Inheritance?
(a) Stephen Adly Guirgis.
(b) Robert O'Hara.
(c) Jeremy O. Harris.
(d) Matthew Lopez.

7. What movie does Adam suggest that he, Toby, and Eric watch together?
(a) The 400 Blows.
(b) Jules et Jim.
(c) Breathless.
(d) The Deer Hunter.

8. Which two characters are already married in Act One?
(a) Jason 2 and Tristan.
(b) Tristan and Jasper.
(c) Jasper and Jason 1.
(d) Jason 1 and Jason 2.

9. What age does Eric turn on the birthday he celebrates in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) 30.
(b) 33.
(c) 40.
(d) 37.

10. What is Toby's response to the successful opening of his play?
(a) He announces that he is starting his second novel.
(b) He tells Eric to book the fanciest wedding venue in New York.
(c) He starts looking for a permanent place to live in Chicago.
(d) He flies to L.A. to fire his agent and get a new one.

11. Whom is it implied that Leo looks like?
(a) Toby.
(b) Tom.
(c) Adam.
(d) Eric.

12. 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 drawing of Toby that Adam is working on.
(d) A photo of Adam with his parents.

13. How does Walter's attitude seem to change in the weeks after Eric's birthday?
(a) He is more openly concerned about Eric's relationship with Toby.
(b) He seems newly suspicious of Eric's motives.
(c) He seems distracted and less interested in Eric.
(d) He becomes excessively polite and cautious around Eric.

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

15. Whom does Eric work for?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Jason 1.
(c) Jason 2.
(d) Tristan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which item in Adam's shopping bag is a callback to the poem that serves as the play's epigraph?

2. What topic does Toby avoid talking about, even with Eric?

3. What news does Henry arrive with during Eric and Toby's fight?

4. When Henry and Eric talk in Act Three, Scene Two, what does Henry say he is beginning to realize about Walter?

5. What does the dialogue at the end of Act One, Scene Two demonstrate?

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