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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather outside like at the beginning of the play?

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

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

4. What is Oscar's last name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the poker players talk about during the last game, and why?

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

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

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

5. After Felix and Oscar argue in the second act, what does Oscar offer as a solution to help Felix?

6. How is the conflict between Felix and Oscar resolved at the end of the play?

7. Who is not worried about Felix at the beginning of the play, and why?

8. What happens to Felix the morning before the play begins, and why is this especially traumatic to Felix?

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

10. Why do you think the poker players banter back and forth so much during the first poker game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how The Odd Couple demonstrates the impact of divorce on middle-aged men.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the setting of The Odd Couple influences the story.

Essay Topic 3

List your first impressions of Oscar and Felix in the first scene, and analyze whether these impressions prove to be correct.

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