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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Widows and Children First: Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Arnold?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Jacs.
(c) Arnold's parents.
(d) Ed.

2. To whom is Ed reading?
(a) Arnold.
(b) No one.
(c) Murray.
(d) Laurel.

3. Who are onstage at the opening of this scene?
(a) Ed and Arnold.
(b) No one.
(c) Laurel, Ed, Arnold, and Alan.
(d) Alan and Ed.

4. With whom does Ed converse?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Lauren.
(d) A homeless man.

5. What is the main content of the monologue?
(a) A list of reason why the talker is about to commit suicide.
(b) Frustrations at the lack of true love.
(c) A plea for political action for gay rights.
(d) A diatribe agains homosexuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. This short scene establishes the potential for a future conflict using a writing technique named what?

2. What does the stranger do when Arnold tries to talk?

3. What does Mrs. Beckoff believe at first about David when David arrives?

4. What character is the first to appear?

5. Whom is Laurel calling?

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