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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Widows and Children First: Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does each couple enjoy?
(a) Sex with more than one partner.
(b) Cooking out.
(c) The mix of freedom and security derived from their respective partners.
(d) Watching XXX-rated movies.

2. What does the author seem to be revealing in this scene?
(a) More of the characters' vulnerabilities and emotional states.
(b) That Laurel secretly wishes to sleep with Arnold.
(c) The fact that Ed is solidly heterosexual.
(d) That Alan is an unsavory person.

3. What does David contribute to the conversation?
(a) David thinks Murray, the man Arnold is now dating, is a better fit for Arnold.
(b) David has already gone to school and is not part of the conversation.
(c) David is jealous of Arnold's time.
(d) David tells Ed not to be too concerned about Arnold's initial denial, because Arnold always changes his mind.

4. How long has it been since Ed and Arnold last met?
(a) A year.
(b) Ten years.
(c) A month.
(d) Three days.

5. How often does Lady sing a torch song?
(a) Between each scene.
(b) Never.
(c) After each actor speaks.
(d) Only once at the beginning of the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alan?

2. Of what does Arnold sing after Laurel leaves?

3. Of what could the bed setting be symbolic?

4. To whom is Ed reading?

5. What might be a theme of this particularly scene?

(see the answer key)

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