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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Widows and Children First: Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might be a theme of this particularly scene?
(a) That the weekend can be pretty dull without some partner swapping.
(b) That one should belong to an indoor tennis club.
(c) That jealousy can occur in gay or straight relationships.
(d) This brief scene really didn't have a particular theme.

2. What does Arnold prefer at the moment?
(a) His privacy.
(b) Sleep to play.
(c) Work to sleep.
(d) A gin tonic.

3. Who is described as having boyish charms?
(a) Ed.
(b) Murray.
(c) Alan.
(d) Arnold.

4. What is Arnold's decision about visiting Laurel?
(a) That he won't visit them but invites them to visit him.
(b) That he cannot emotionally handle a visit.
(c) That he will do so.
(d) That he will give it more thought and may come in a month or two.

5. Who does Ed say he dates?
(a) Women as well as men.
(b) Only men.
(c) No one.
(d) Only Oriental women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Laurel done?

2. What did Ed used to call Arnold's bedroom?

3. What is the backroom of a gay bar?

4. What is Alan's response to Arnold's declaration?

5. What does the author seem to be revealing in this scene?

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