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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Part Two, Act Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose music does Eric play for his friends at his birthday party in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Ravel.
(b) Debussy.
(c) Dvořák.
(d) Chopin.

2. How does Adam characterize Elan in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Elan is shy and contemplative.
(b) Elan is compassionate and vulnerable.
(c) Elan is aggressive and suspicious.
(d) Elan is arrogant and manipulative.

3. When Adam invites Toby into his apartment for a drink, what covert agenda is revealed in his dialogue?
(a) He wants a sexual relationship with Toby.
(b) He is looking for someone to edit his novel manuscript.
(c) He is interested in playing the lead in Toby's play.
(d) He wants to ask questions about the meaning of Toby's book.

4. How long does Toby claim to have been in love with Adam?
(a) Since the first time he saw Adam playing Elan.
(b) Since the night he walked Adam home in the rain.
(c) Since the night Adam arrived at Eric's apartment with the bag of books.
(d) Since the night Adam told him the bathhouse story.

5. What is implied by Leo's reaction to Toby's question about where he lives?
(a) Leo is shifty and dishonest.
(b) Leo is homeless.
(c) Leo is afraid of Toby.
(d) Leo is a private person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail of his personal background does Adam reveal after Toby accuses him of being coddled?

2. Which two characters are already married in Act One?

3. At the end of Part One, Act One, what does the reader learn about Toby's father?

4. While Eric and Toby are having sex, what unromantic topic does Toby bring up?

5. When they are all at dinner together, what conclusion do Charles and Paul reach about their father and Eric?

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