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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. Oscar says that Felix reacts badly to his divorce because Felix is:
(a) Angry.
(b) Lively.
(c) Panicky.
(d) Passionate.

2. How long is Felix married?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. When Felix is locked in a bathroom overnight, what does he do?
(a) Clean the entire room.
(b) Try to claw his way out.
(c) Wiote out his will on toilet paper.
(d) Spend the night sobbing.

4. How does Felix describe the state of his marriage before the divorce?
(a) "Happy".
(b) "Up and down".
(c) "Lousy".
(d) "Content".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix start to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Why is Oscar's wife angry with him?

3. How is Roy's personality best described?

4. After the other players leave, how does Oscar try to comfort Felix?

5. How does Felix feel about his wife at the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felix urge the poker players to do during the second game, and how do they react?

2. How and why do Felix and Oscar argue at the beginning of the final scene?

3. What does Felix expect from his date with Cecily and Gwendolyn, and why?

4. Why does Oscar say that he is kicking Felix out?

5. What does Oscar say at the end of his and Felix's last argument, and how does he emphasize his point?

6. Why is this play called "The Odd Couple"?

7. What does Frances want when she calls Felix, and what does this make Felix realize?

8. Who is Blanche, and why does she call Oscar at the beginning of the play?

9. What happens to Felix's dinner, and why?

10. Why does Oscar offer to let Felix move in?

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