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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the note delivered to Henry at the end of Act Two?
(a) Walter's announcement that he is leaving Henry.
(b) Walter's wishes for the disposal of the farmhouse.
(c) Walter's demand to be included in Henry's will.
(d) Walter's plans for his and Henry's wedding.

2. Whose music does Eric play for his friends at his birthday party in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Debussy.
(b) Dvořák.
(c) Ravel.
(d) Chopin.

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

4. Which of Morgan's books do the Young Men especially admire?
(a) A Passage to India.
(b) Maurice.
(c) A Room with a View.
(d) Howards End.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Henry say that Eric is "vivid" (120)?

3. In Act Three, Scene Two, what does Henry teach Eric about?

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

5. How does Walter's attitude seem to change in the weeks after Eric's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Young Man 1 turn to Morgan for help in the play's prologue?

2. What secret does Morgan say Eric is keeping from everyone, and what is Morgan's belief about this secret?

3. In the hallway after brunch, when Eric tries to be self-deprecating after Walter compliments him, how does Walter respond?

4. In what sense does Adam feel he might have played a part in Eric and Toby's breakup?

5. How does Eric come to live in such a nice apartment, and what issue is he facing with this apartment in Act One?

6. What advice does Henry offer Eric after Eric says that it feels to him as if the world is falling apart?

7. During their argument in Act Two, Scene Three, what does Eric have to say about Toby's writing?

8. What is ironic about Jason 2's question to Walter about whether Walter worries about what will happen if Henry dies first?

9. How does the proposed beginning of Young Man 1's story echo the opening of one of Morgan's books?

10. What is Adam's purpose in telling his story about the bathhouse?

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