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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might Laurel have worked it out that her plan had been more successful?
(a) To invite several other couples with whom Laurel might have found a man to become pregnant.
(b) To have reserved the local indoor tennis court.
(c) To have known if she was able to get pregnant at that time.
(d) To tell Arnold to come alone.

2. Where is Alan?
(a) He has died.
(b) He is in the bath.
(c) He and Arnold split up and he moved out.
(d) He is cooking breakfast in the kitchen.

3. What is Ed reading?
(a) An advertisement for men's cologne.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A newspaper article.

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

5. What is Ed's opinion of the subject matter of what he is reading?
(a) He finds the bloodbath of the French revolution fascinating.
(b) He has no opinion since he is not reading.
(c) He thinks the cologne should be based on male pheromones.
(d) He thinks it's sexy.

6. What does Laurel plan to accomplish over the weekend?
(a) To learn how to serve a ball in tennis as well as Arnold can.
(b) To ascertain if there was still a spark between Arnold and Ed.
(c) To become pregnant by Arnold since Ed is sterile.
(d) She had no particular plans.

7. Why does Laurel say she is not inviting Alan and Arnold to her parent's home?
(a) She does not say.
(b) There is limited space.
(c) They live too far away.
(d) Her parents hate gay men.

8. Why is Arnold adopting David?
(a) Because it is a goal that Arnold and Alan shared.
(b) Because David is his biological son.
(c) Because David is gay.
(d) Because David was living on the streets.

9. For what do Laurel and Alan probe?
(a) Evidence that Ed is not gay.
(b) For evidence of Arnold being HIV positive.
(c) Details of the time that Ed and Arnold spent in bed today.
(d) For an admission from Arnold that he is seeing another man besides Alan.

10. What does each person begin to question?
(a) Why he or she loves their partner.
(b) If love can be wrong.
(c) The loyalty and depth of love of his or her lover.
(d) Whether coming together was a good idea.

11. What has the weekend stirred up?
(a) Hidden anger between Ed and Arnold.
(b) Insecurites in each person.
(c) A love triangle.
(d) A feeling of attraction between Ed and Alan.

12. What was Arnold's mother's response and friends' responses to Arnold's loss of Alan?
(a) That there are many other fish in the ocean.
(b) That Alan was too young for Arnold anyway.
(c) Arnold's grief was never validated by his mother and even Arnold's friends grew weary of his mourning.
(d) That Alan had never been faithful to Arnold anyway.

13. Of what does Arnold sing after Laurel leaves?
(a) A torch song about beauty and the beast.
(b) A torch song about the end of an affair.
(c) Nothing; he is too upset to go onstage.
(d) A torch song about meeting the perfect man.

14. Where is Laurel visiting Arnold?
(a) At Arnold's home.
(b) At a sushi bar.
(c) In the gay bar, International.
(d) At the club where Arnold is preparing to go onstage.

15. What is a codetta?
(a) A link between the entries of a subject.
(b) A secret message.
(c) The way a spy finds his mark.
(d) An addition to something already complete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Arnold?

2. What does Laurel admit about the weekend?

3. What gets in the way of Laurel's plans for the weekend?

4. What is Mrs. Beckoff's main concern about Arnold adopting David?

5. Why does Laurel want Arnold and Alan to rise?

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