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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Arnold make a living?

2. What happens when Arnold bends over to set a beer can down?

3. What character is the first to appear?

4. Why is the backroom dark?

5. What is Laurel's knowledge of the fact that Ed and Arnold were once lovers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Arnold and Alan's conversation similar to that of Ed and Laurel?

2. Describe how Laurel is feeling. Do you think she has the right to feel this way?

3. Why does Ed think Laurel is attracted to gay men?

4. Describe a little about Alan and also the relationship between Alan and Arnold.

5. What is the major topic of conversation in this scene?

6. Why does Ed come to the theatre and what happens at the beginning of the conversation?

7. Who do you think has the most to lose by this weekend encounter?

8. What point do you think the author may be making in this scene, as well as in others and why do you think the author wishes to make this point?

9. When and why is Laurel visiting Arnold?

10. Describe the opening of this scene.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the "The International Stud: Scene 4," Arnold frequents in a gay bar. Discuss the following ideas in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:

1. Do you think a bar is a good way to meet a prospective lover, be it homosexual or heterosexual?

2. Why do you think many single people choose to frequent bars as a place to meet someone?

3. What role do you think alcohol and/or other recreational drugs play in the bar scene?

4. What are some alternative ways/places to meet a prospective lover?

Essay Topic 2

In "Fugue in a Nursery: Prologue," it is obvious that Laurel and Ed end up together. Discuss one of the following topics in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:

1. Compare and contrast the way a heterosexual versus a homosexual relationship might be different in the day to day living of it.

2. Discuss how the lack of legal rights may help or hinder a gay relationship. Should homosexual relationships enjoy the benefits of legality? Why or why not.

3. Compare and contrast the attitude towards homosexuals in the early sixties with the attitudes in the first decade of the 21st century.

Essay Topic 3

The second problem in "The International Stud: Scene 1," of which Arnold shares is the fact that he has gone through some betrayals. Discuss the following ideas in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:

1. What is your definition of a betrayal?

2. Discuss a famous incident that you know of or that you research in which someone has betrayed someone else. What were the facts about the situation? Why do you think it occurred? Could the problem have been avoided?

3. Have you been betrayed by a family member or friend? Discuss as much of the situation as you are comfortable to do so and its resolution. Did your relationship change after the betrayal?

4. If you have not felt betrayed by someone in your life and cannot answer question three, discuss whether you have or would be willing to betray someone and for what reasons.

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