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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he runs into Leo outside the Strand, what does Toby discover Leo has left behind?
(a) A notebook.
(b) Toby's business card.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A copy of Toby's book.

2. After meeting Henry, what is the main point Eric's friends try to make about his relationship with Henry?
(a) Eric and Henry are opposites, and Eric will end up being hurt by this relationship.
(b) Eric and Henry are using one another to get over past hurts, and they are not really in love.
(c) Even though they have reservations about the relationship, Eric's friends trust his judgment and will support his decisions.
(d) Even though Eric and Henry are a strange match, they are both human beings who deserve to find happiness.

3. When Eric and Toby meet at a bar, what does Toby confess to Eric?
(a) He understands now that he needs to confront his feelings about his parents.
(b) He has essentially no friends other than a nineteen-year-old sex worker.
(c) He made a mistake when they broke up, and he wants to get back together.
(d) He is not really in a romantic relationship with Adam.

4. What does the caretaker tell Eric about the list of names of the men who died at the farmhouse?
(a) Walter left the list to a New York historical society.
(b) Walter hoped to put the names on a memorial.
(c) Walter had it memorized.
(d) Walter burned the list before his death.

5. What is implied about the reason Leo is in such a hurry when he crashes into Toby outside the Strand?
(a) He has just stolen a number of books.
(b) He is manufacturing a way to talk to Toby again.
(c) He is anxious to get to the subway before it gets dark.
(d) He is late to meet a demanding regular client.

6. In Act Two, Scene Two, what does Henry identify as the moment he stopped loving Walter?
(a) When he learned that Walter had hidden his illness from him.
(b) When he realized that his sons loved Walter more than him.
(c) When he discovered that Peter was at the farmhouse.
(d) When he discovered that Walter intended to leave the farmhouse to Eric.

7. When Adam reminds Toby of his declaration of love and unwelcome sexual advances, how does Toby respond?
(a) He claims that Adam deliberately led him on.
(b) He implies that Adam was a willing participant.
(c) He tells Adam that it was not a big deal.
(d) He denies that any of this happened.

8. Who is on the beach with Leo in the opening of Part Two, Act Two?
(a) Toby.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Adam.
(d) Eric.

9. Where does Leo assume he acquired the HIV virus?
(a) From one of the men at the parties on Fire Island.
(b) From Henry.
(c) From one of the men has has slept with in exchange for drugs or shelter.
(d) From Toby.

10. When the caretaker says, on page 281, "You've seen them," what is it implied she is referring to?
(a) The wildflowers.
(b) The graves.
(c) Henry's sons.
(d) The ghosts.

11. What ideology does Henry tell Jason 2 his ideas about taxation fall into?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communism.

12. Why does Leo want to head north toward the George Washington Bridge in Act Two, Scene Four?
(a) He is planning to kill himself.
(b) This is the direction of Toby's apartment.
(c) This is the direction of the theater where Toby's play is showing.
(d) This is the direction of Eric and Henry's townhouse.

13. Where is Henry going on his business trip during the Christmas holidays?
(a) Israel.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Iraq.

14. What or whom does Henry believe deserves the credit for solving the problem of the AIDS epidemic?
(a) Organizers and activists within the gay community.
(b) Changing social mores around sexuality.
(c) Free market capitalism.
(d) The United States federal government.

15. What does the caretaker tell Eric about his possessions?
(a) She is surprised by the huge number of books and works of art.
(b) There is not enough room, so either his things or Walter's will have to go.
(c) They belong in the farmhouse, like Eric himself.
(d) Having Eric's things in the farmhouse made her feel like she knew him even before they met.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impacts Toby the most of all of the things he finds in the box of his parents' things?

2. Who was the first person to die in the farmhouse?

3. Whom does the caretaker say Eric reminds her of?

4. During their conversation about the Titanic, what is the "gold-plated lifeboat" that Tristan references (235)?

5. To whom is Jasper referring when he quizzes Henry about giving money to a certain political candidate (166)?

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