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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. In what city does the story take place?
(a) Boston.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Princeton.

2. What has Art just completed?
(a) A cross-country trip.
(b) A novel.
(c) A painting.
(d) College.

3. How does Art respond when Cleveland tells Art he likes him?
(a) He swears.
(b) He tears up.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He leaves the room.

4. What does Art feel when he sees Arthur and Phlox walking down the street?
(a) Anger.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

5. What name does Phlox tell Art he can never call her?
(a) Honey.
(b) Babydoll.
(c) Pookie Bear.
(d) Mau-Mau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dog does the neighbor, Teddy, have?

2. What is the source of the contention between Arthur and Abdullah?

3. Why do Art and his father have to leave the restaurant?

4. What does Art think Phlox looks like when she emerges from the bathroom?

5. To what state will Jane and her family be traveling tomorrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Art so critical of Phlox's French major?

2. How does Art feel about Cleveland's meeting his father?

3. What are some of the phases that Phlox goes through in her life?

4. Why is Art's life filled with secrets?

5. Why does Art search for his picture of Godzilla's egg before leaving his apartment for the day?

6. Why are Cleveland's antics a source of possible problems for Art?

7. What is the first intimate interlude between Art and Arthur?

8. How does the author show Phlox's opinion of Arthur's sexuality?

9. What does Teddy's mother do when she discovers what the boys have done to Happy?

10. How does the topic of homosexuality first come up in the story?

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