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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Felix upset with Oscar when Oscar comes home for their date with the Pigeon sisters?

2. What does Felix make for the second poker game?

3. How long is it until Oscar & Felix's date with the Pigeon sisters when Act 2, Scene 2 opens?

4. Why do the Pigeon sisters leave Oscar's apartment?

5. Why does Oscar go the kitchen during his date?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how Oscar, Felix, and the Pigeon Sisters demonstrate gender norms of the time period in which the play is set.

Essay Topic 3

Define characterization in your own words, and describe in detail Neil Simon's methods of developing characterizations.

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