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

2. At the end of Part One, Act One, what does the reader learn about Toby's father?
(a) He abandoned the family.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He physically abused Toby.
(d) He sexually abused Toby.

3. How much time elapses between when Eric and Leo run into one another at Toby's apartment and the scene where Leo wakes up next to a man he does not know?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few days.
(c) Nearly a year.
(d) A few weeks.

4. To whom is Jasper referring when he quizzes Henry about giving money to a certain political candidate (166)?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Ted Cruz.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Jeb Bush.

5. After meeting Henry, what is the main point Eric's friends try to make about his relationship with Henry?
(a) Eric and Henry are opposites, and Eric will end up being hurt by this relationship.
(b) Even though Eric and Henry are a strange match, they are both human beings who deserve to find happiness.
(c) Eric and Henry are using one another to get over past hurts, and they are not really in love.
(d) Even though they have reservations about the relationship, Eric's friends trust his judgment and will support his decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby discover that Leo has been writing?

2. What characteristic of the various owners of the farmhouse is most emphasized in the Prologue to Part Two?

3. What is embedded in the cherry tree?

4. What does Henry suggest that Eric should do with his grandmother's furniture?

5. How does Henry defend his alliance with a political party known not to support gay rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. What regrets did Michael's mother have about his death, and what did she do to ease her conscience?

2. Who was Edward Carpenter, and how did he inspire Maurice?

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

4. What news does Eric give Henry at Toby's funeral, and how does Henry react?

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

6. What happens as soon as Toby gets back to his apartment after he visits his agent?

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

8. When Toby and Leo are reunited, how does Toby initially react to Leo's desperate situation, and what changes Toby's attitude?

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

10. After Eric's friends leave Henry's townhouse, what does Eric ask Henry about the rest of the evening, and what is consequently revealed about Henry's intentions for their marriage?

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