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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 do the other players make fun of Vinnie in the first scene?
(a) He eats daintily.
(b) He does not raise anyone.
(c) He always bluffs.
(d) He is worried about leaving on time.

2. Where does Vinnie say he is going the morning after the first poker game?
(a) Ontario.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Kentucky.

3. What major event happens to Oscar before the play starts?
(a) He wins the lottery.
(b) His wife leaves him.
(c) He gets a promotion.
(d) His brother dies.

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

5. How many children does Felix have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the most concerned about playing poker instead of talking?

2. Where is The Odd Couple set?

3. Oscar says that Felix is the only man in the world with:

4. What does Felix's wife quip that Felix's tombstone says?

5. When Felix arrives at Oscar's apartment for the poker game, the other players decide to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are each of the Pigeon sisters' marriages like, and why do they end?

2. What is the climax of the play, as demonstrated in the final scene?

3. What does Murray say as he leaves the second poker game, and why is this ironic?

4. Why does Felix refuse to go the Pigeon sister's apartment, and how does Oscar react?

5. When the Pigeon sisters arrive with Felix, what do they say to Oscar?

6. What does Felix do to get rid of his sinus problems, and what does this reveal about Felix?

7. Why is Speed upset with the state of the apartment during the second poker game?

8. How does Felix change the nature of the poker game the second time they play?

9. What happens when Felix tries to make conversation with the Pigeon sisters?

10. Why does Felix bring the Pigeon sisters to Oscar's apartment at the end of the play?

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