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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fugue in a Nursery, Coda.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ed call Arnold's bedroom what he did?
(a) Because Arnold was so sloppy.
(b) Because there were glowing stars on the ceiling.
(c) Because it was so cozy and comfortable.
(d) Because Arnold had a collection of adult movies on the shelf in the bedroom.

2. Where does Laurel live?
(a) A farmhouse in upstate New York.
(b) In Manhattan.
(c) In Nebraska.
(d) In San Francisco.

3. What is one possible theme in this scene?
(a) That love is always a temporary state.
(b) That temptation is avoidable through will power.
(c) Love's long-term effects cannot fully be realized until much later after the initial impact has diminished.
(d) It is impossible to be monogamous if you are not married.

4. What is the subject of Ed's reading?
(a) A love affair between an 80-year-old woman and a boy of fifteen.
(b) How this new cologne is based on female pheromones.
(c) Nothing; he is not reading.
(d) About the French revolution.

5. What has Laurel done?
(a) Gotten pregnant by Arnold.
(b) Re-decorated the master bath.
(c) Left Ed.
(d) Called Arnold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Arnold go to the gay bar?

2. Who visits Arnold backstage after Arnold's performance?

3. How is the character Ed Reiss described?

4. Why will Ed not introduce Arnold to his parents?

5. What does each couple enjoy?

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