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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. How does Toby die?
(a) He jumps from a bridge.
(b) He crashes his car.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He overdoses.

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

3. When Young Henry and Young Walter replay their first meeting in Act Two, Scene Two, what is the rhetorical function of the detail about the movie E.T.?
(a) It offers insight into why Henry always has the upper hand in his relationships.
(b) It demonstrates how rattled Henry is by his attraction to Walter.
(c) It reminds the audience that Henry has always been a devoted father.
(d) It reveals a softer, kinder side of Henry's character.

4. What characteristic of the various owners of the farmhouse is most emphasized in the Prologue to Part Two?
(a) Their contributions to the nation.
(b) Their intense love of family.
(c) Their violent history.
(d) Their wealth and privilege.

5. During the scene at the Free Clinic, what is revealed about how Leo has changed because of his relationship with Toby?
(a) He is now homeless.
(b) He is deeply cynical about love.
(c) He is desperate for others' approval.
(d) He is now addicted to meth.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their conversation about the Titanic, what is the "gold-plated lifeboat" that Tristan references (235)?

2. Where does Leo assume he acquired the HIV virus?

3. What does Leo realize about Toby when he gets to Toby's theater?

4. During his Act Two, Scene Two conversation with Eric, what does Henry admit he feels guilty about?

5. What causes Adam to miss his performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Henry's fear during the AIDS epidemic end up robbing him of his ability to truly love another man?

2. What does the farmhouse caretaker say is the reason that so many gay men died during the AIDS epidemic?

3. In what sense does Toby re-enact his relationship with Eric through his relationship with Leo?

4. How does Leo learn that he is HIV-positive?

5. How does Toby's agent react to his new play?

6. How did the move to a new state and new school impact Toby's self-image, and why?

7. How does Toby's experience at the opening of his play relate to the scene he makes at Eric's wedding?

8. What belief does Eric express in an attempt to resolve the political disagreement between Henry and his friends?

9. What points about money and status are made in the scene between Eric, Leo, and the two doormen outside Toby's apartment building?

10. What admission about Leo does Henry make, and why does Eric find it so upsetting?

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