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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. Which of the following is NOT true about the Bellwethers?

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

3. Who is a source of contention between Arthur and Abdullah?

4. Who do all the friends assume Art will now have an affair?

5. Where does Art work during the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the environment at the bookstore.

2. How do the precipice and the cloud factory symbolize Art's fantasies for his new life?

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

4. What happens when the Bellwethers return home early?

5. How does the author indicate that Art may have had an emotional breakdown at one point?

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

7. What does Cleveland do to get back at Jane's parents?

8. Where is Art working for the summer?

9. Why is Phlox's fanciful personality so appealing to Art?

10. How does Art meet Arthur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years after the end of the book and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Art, Arthur and Phlox. Be sure to incorporate personal, political and cultural impacts on the characters' lives.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1980s. Compare and contrast homosexuality in America during the 1980s to homosexuality in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Arthur. What are his physical characteristics? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Arthur?

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