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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Felix startle the other characters when he first arrives?
(a) He slams a book shut.
(b) He slams a door.
(c) He breaks a window.
(d) He trips over a chair.

2. Which of the following would you say Felix is NOT obsessive about?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Neatness.
(c) Sports.
(d) Order.

3. During the first poker game, what do the players primarily talk about?
(a) Felix.
(b) Other women.
(c) Movies.
(d) Their wives.

4. At the beginning of the play, how long is Oscar's refrigerator broken?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

5. What are the other poker players worried Felix does?
(a) Hurt his wife.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Cheat at cards.

6. Why does Frances call?
(a) To ask Felix to come home.
(b) To find out when Felix is picking up his clothes.
(c) To try to work things out with Felix.
(d) To tell Felix his clothes are on the curb.

7. Felix is described as what?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) A slob.
(c) Heavy set.
(d) Easy-going.

8. Why is Oscar's wife angry with him?
(a) He owes her money.
(b) He gets to keep their apartment.
(c) He forges her signature.
(d) He steals her car.

9. What is Oscar's wife's name?
(a) Frances.
(b) Gwendolyn.
(c) Cecily.
(d) Blanche.

10. How is Speed's personality best described?
(a) Witty.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Acerbic.
(d) Cranky.

11. What is Oscar's defining trait?
(a) He is bitter and mean.
(b) He is very messy.
(c) He is very neat.
(d) He is depressed.

12. What garbage dominates the apartment at the beginning of the play?
(a) Napkins and paper towels.
(b) Fast food wrappers.
(c) Pizza boxes.
(d) Plastic cups.

13. What is Oscar's last name?
(a) Madison.
(b) Ungar.
(c) Smith.
(d) Post.

14. Where is The Odd Couple set?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Dallas.

15. Oscar says that Felix is the only man in the world with:
(a) A jewelry box.
(b) Alphabetized records.
(c) Shoes to match every outfit.
(d) Clenched hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the atmosphere in Oscar's apartment when the play starts?

2. Why does Felix say that he is not going to try to hurt himself the night after the first poker game?

3. How many times is the poker interrupted by the phone in the first scene?

4. What do the other poker players do as they leave Oscar's apartment?

5. How is Murray's personality best described?

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