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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. Roy suggests chipping in to make what improvement to Oscar's apartment?
(a) Make the bathroom bigger.
(b) Replace the window.
(c) Install a fan.
(d) Hire a maid.

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

3. Where does Felix go right after his wife throws him out?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) The park.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Oscar's apartment.

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

5. How does Felix startle the other characters when he first arrives?
(a) He trips over a chair.
(b) He breaks a window.
(c) He slams a door.
(d) He slams a book shut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Felix make his wife do?

3. How does Oscar reassure the other players as they leave?

4. Where is The Odd Couple set?

5. How does Felix describe the state of his marriage before the divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Murray, Speed, Vinnie, and Roy leave the first poker game, what do they say, and how does Oscar reassure them?

2. Why does Murray like the fact that Felix lives with Oscar?

3. What do the Pigeon sisters look like, and how do they act?

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

5. When the first scene of the second act opens, what does Felix do to Oscar's apartment?

6. What does Felix say when he leaves Oscar's apartment after their argument, and why?

7. How do the other poker players respond to the news that Oscar has thrown Felix out, and why?

8. Why do the poker players think that Felix is in danger of hurting himself?

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

10. What do the poker players decide to do when Felix arrives in the first scene, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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