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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. How is Felix's crisis from earlier in the day averted?
(a) He throws up.
(b) He doesn't go through with it.
(c) He makes up with his wife.
(d) He goes to hospital.

2. Why do the men gather to play poker every week?
(a) They all live in the same building.
(b) They have nothing else to do.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They do not know.

3. Why is Oscar's wife angry with him?
(a) He forges her signature.
(b) He owes her money.
(c) He gets to keep their apartment.
(d) He steals her car.

4. Why do the poker players have trouble playing at the beginning of the play?
(a) Oscar does not have enough poker chips.
(b) They cannot keep track of their bets.
(c) The cards are sweaty.
(d) They are missing two cards from the deck.

5. How is Murray's personality best described?
(a) Witty.
(b) Acerbic.
(c) Cranky.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Roy's personality best described?

2. What does Vinnie do that annoys Speed during the first poker game?

3. Which of the following would you say Felix is NOT obsessive about?

4. What garbage dominates the apartment at the beginning of the play?

5. Why is Roy upset with Speed in the first scene?

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