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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One is the main action in this scene?
(a) The revelation that Arnold and Ed plan to sneak off to have sex.
(b) An exploration of the relationship between each person of the two couples.
(c) The arrival of two other young couples and subsequent confusion.
(d) The harmony of the four getting along to create dinner.

2. About what is Laurel upset?
(a) That Ed still hasn't finished his latest novel.
(b) Learning that Ed initiated the phone calls to Arnold.
(c) That she didn't get pregnant that weekend.
(d) Ed having sex with Alan.

3. What does David hope about Ed and Arnold?
(a) That they will not start a relationship.
(b) That they will not let Mrs. Beckoff live there.
(c) David expresses no particular thoughts about Arnold and Ed.
(d) That they will rekindle their relationship.

4. How does Laurel say she met Ed?
(a) At a bus stop.
(b) Through Ed's mother with whom Laurel works.
(c) While they were in the same therapy group.
(d) Through a personals ad in the newspaper.

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

6. What day of the week is it at the opening of this scene?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

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

8. What crisis that was just emerging during the writing of this play did the author seem to have in mind when writing this play?
(a) AIDS.
(b) None.
(c) The Cuban Missle Crisis.
(d) The invasion of Poland.

9. What do Laurel and Ed do despite the presence of Alan and Arnold?
(a) Make love.
(b) Have Ed's parents over for brunch.
(c) Go off to play tennis.
(d) Continue their Sunday morning schedule.

10. What does Arnold say happened to Alan?
(a) Alan died during surgery for injuries he suffered in a car accident.
(b) Alan didn't really die; he ran off with another man and Arnold just thinks of Alan as dead.
(c) Alan developed AIDS and died.
(d) Alan had been killed in the street by some young men who hate homosexuals.

11. Who calls Arnold?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Murray.
(c) Ed.
(d) Alan.

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

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

14. Why is Arnold angry with Ed?
(a) He is not sympathetic about Alan's death.
(b) He left Arnold to face Arnold's mother alone.
(c) He does not want to have a sexual relationship with Arnold.
(d) He lied to the social worker.

15. What do Ed and Arnold declare?
(a) That they are leaving for Paris together.
(b) That they have realized they are in love.
(c) That they had sex but didn't enjoy it.
(d) That nothing sexual happened between them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed since the last scene?

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

3. What is Laurel's news?

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

5. How might one characterize Laurel's motive for inviting Arnold over for the weekend?

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