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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2 and Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What garbage dominates the apartment at the beginning of the play?
(a) Pizza boxes.
(b) Plastic cups.
(c) Napkins and paper towels.
(d) Fast food wrappers.

2. When Felix arrives at Oscar's apartment for the poker game, the other players decide to do what?
(a) Play a prank on Felix.
(b) Through a party for Felix.
(c) Confront Felix about his marital problems.
(d) Pretend that everything is normal.

3. What malady does Felix first complain about in the second scene?
(a) Massive headaches.
(b) Neck spasms.
(c) A broken finger.
(d) Charlie horse.

4. How many times is Felix late for poker before the play begins?
(a) Only twice.
(b) Every week.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

5. What does Felix finally reveal to his friends?
(a) He takes an entire bottle of pills.
(b) He gets mugged.
(c) He physically attacks his wife.
(d) He considers jumping off a roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the first poker game, what do the players primarily talk about?

2. Why do the men gather to play poker every week?

3. How many times is the poker interrupted by the phone in the first scene?

4. What are the other poker players worried Felix does?

5. How far away from Oscar does Speed live?

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