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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their conversation about the Titanic, what is the "gold-plated lifeboat" that Tristan references (235)?
(a) Tristan's move to Canada.
(b) Eric's HIV-negative status.
(c) Eric's marriage to Henry.
(d) Tristan's upcoming marriage.

2. How many men does the caretaker tell Eric are buried at the farmhouse?
(a) About a 150.
(b) Just under 300.
(c) More than 200.
(d) About 100.

3. What is the implied reason for the tense feeling at the rehearsals of Toby's play?
(a) Tom's jealousy toward Toby.
(b) Toby's fear about the critics' reactions.
(c) Toby's hostility toward Adam.
(d) Adam's nervousness about his performance.

4. Where was Toby born?
(a) Decatur.
(b) Hartford.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Manhattan.

5. Whom does the caretaker say Eric reminds her of?
(a) Henry.
(b) Walter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Peter.

6. What does the caretaker tell Eric about the list of names of the men who died at the farmhouse?
(a) Walter had it memorized.
(b) Walter left the list to a New York historical society.
(c) Walter burned the list before his death.
(d) Walter hoped to put the names on a memorial.

7. How old was Toby when his father died?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

8. What does Henry suggest that Eric should do with his grandmother's furniture?
(a) Sell it or give it away.
(b) Store it at the farmhouse.
(c) Move it to the beach house.
(d) Move it to the townhouse.

9. What does Toby discover that Leo has been writing?
(a) A play.
(b) A novel.
(c) A memoir.
(d) Poetry.

10. What does Leo call his first novel?
(a) Surviving Toby Darling.
(b) The Inheritance.
(c) The Farmhouse.
(d) Walter's Children.

11. Why does the caretaker take Eric and Leo to the cemetery on the farmhouse grounds?
(a) To share stories of the house's former owners and the property's long history.
(b) To share stories about the men who died in the farmhouse.
(c) To prove that she is not exaggerating about the number of men who died in the farmhouse.
(d) To get Eric's help in tending the graves and show Leo how to do it when he is feeling better.

12. What does Adam apologize to Eric for in Act Two, Scene Four?
(a) Using Eric to get to Toby to advance his acting career.
(b) Losing touch with Eric when he became successful in the play.
(c) Not making it clear to Eric right away that he and Toby were not involved.
(d) Leading Toby to believe that they would have a romantic relationship.

13. 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 works out with other men his age.
(c) He asks Toby when they can return to New York.
(d) He invents new cocktails to amuse Toby.

14. What is one of the most significant consequences of Henry and Walter's first sexual encounter?
(a) Walter realizes that he is homosexual, not bisexual.
(b) Henry is released from the shame he feels about his sexuality.
(c) Henry realizes that he is probably asexual.
(d) Walter is able to control the relationship through access to sex.

15. Why does Eric leave Leo outside the farmhouse when they first arrive?
(a) He wants to gather some wildflowers.
(b) He needs to go get the key from the caretaker's house.
(c) He needs to find someone to help him get Leo inside.
(d) He wants to go into the farmhouse alone for a moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eric try to call as soon as Henry leaves for his business trip?

2. Of the criticisms of Eric's character that Henry makes in Act One, which does Eric imply is also a flaw of Henry's?

3. What regret does Toby's play make Eric feel?

4. Where is the hotel room where Toby writes his second play?

5. What ideology does Henry tell Jason 2 his ideas about taxation fall into?

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