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

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

3. Why does Felix say that he cannot drink?
(a) It is unseemly.
(b) It is against his religion.
(c) His wife does not want him to.
(d) It makes him sick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix do the last time he is in a great deal of pain?

2. When Felix is locked in a bathroom overnight, what does he do?

3. How much does Oscar save while he is married?

4. During Oscar and Felix's first conversation alone, Felix jumps up and does what?

5. What does Oscar do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Felix ruin the date with the Pigeon sisters?

2. How many rooms does Oscar's apartment have, and what does this show?

3. Why doesn't Oscar and his friends want Felix to go to the bathroom alone, and why is this humorous?

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

5. Why is Felix reluctant to go on a date, and why does he eventually agree to do it?

6. When Felix and Oscar argue in the second act, why is Oscar upset with Felix?

7. What do Roy and Murray say when Frances first calls, and what does this reveal about their attitudes towards women?

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

9. Describe the friends with whom Oscar plays poker.

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

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