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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what does Ed hint?
(a) That his is about to marry.
(b) The desire for a reconciliation with Arnold.
(c) That he needs to borrow a large sum of money from Arnold.
(d) That he has been tested HIV positive.

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

3. Who is trying to awaken Arnold?
(a) Murray.
(b) Alan.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Ed.

4. About what does Laurel seem particularly smug?
(a) The flan that she made that was perfect.
(b) About her sophistication of hosting Ed's former lover in their home.
(c) About the decor of the house.
(d) An incredibly funny joke she just related.

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

6. What couple is conversing at the same time as Arnold and Alan?
(a) Ed and Laurel.
(b) None.
(c) Arnold and Laurel.
(d) Murray and Jacs.

7. How is the person trying to awaken Arnold?
(a) By yelling in his ear.
(b)
(c) With a bucket of cold water.
(d) With teasing and flirting.

8. How is the character Ed Reiss described?
(a) As tall and with a pockmarked face.
(b) As having an obviously bad headache.
(c) As a race car driver turned bartender.
(d) As a homosexual man.

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

10. Why does Arnold go to the gay bar?
(a) He likes the drinks.
(b) It is the only sure place to find other homosexual men.
(c) For the anonymous sex.
(d) He has only been to a gay bar once.

11. What is the response to the question?
(a) The person does not know the answer.
(b) There is no gin for a Tom Collins.
(c) The vents are uncomfortable but warm.
(d) The water was never off.

12. What style is the dialogue in this scene?
(a) Antiphonic.
(b) Like a fugue.
(c) Harmoniuos.
(d) Metaphorical.

13. Who visits Arnold backstage after Arnold's performance?
(a) Jacs.
(b) Ed.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Murray.

14. This short scene establishes the potential for a future conflict using a writing technique named what?
(a) Red Herring.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor.

15. Where is the setting in Scene 3?
(a) Aboard an airplane.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) A swank restaurant.
(d) The International Stud gay bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ed feel about Alan?

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

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

4. Who sings from another part of the stage?

5. What is the purpose of the way the lighting is done?

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