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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Arnold adopting David?
2. What is a codetta?
3. Why does Laurel say she is not inviting Alan and Arnold to her parent's home?
4. Where is Laurel on the day after the weekend that Alan and Arnold visited Ed and her?
5. What do Ed and Arnold declare?
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 "The International Stud: Scene 1," Arnold shares his frustrations at the lack of true love in his life despite all his attempts and all the humiliations and betrayals that plague a homosexual man. Discuss the following ideas in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:
1. What sort of humiliations and do you think a gay man might endure? From whom?
2. Do you believe it is okay to humiliate and harass gay men? Explain your point of view.
3. Have you ever been humiliated for some reason? How did you feel during the time it was happening?
4. Did it make you more or less likely to do the same to someone else?
Essay Topic 3
In the scene titled, "Fugue in a Nursery, Counter Subject," Arnold and Alan are resistant to joining Ed and Laurel in their "normal" Sunday routine. Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:
1. Discuss how the term "Counter Subject" is used in musical compositions (particularly in the musical composition of a fugue) and how it is applicable to the action of this scene. Be sure to use specific examples and details.
2. Using the entire play as a source of material, outline Laurel's actions and manipulations, both implied and explicit, and discuss whether she has been successful and appropriate in her behavior.
3. Discuss the commonalities among all the main characters, (Arnold, Alan, Ed, and Laurel) as to their wants and needs as human beings in relationship. Can their needs/desires be universal to all humans? Explain.
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