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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with the atmosphere in Oscar's apartment when the play starts?
(a) It is too crowded.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) There are insects everywhere.
(d) It is too hot.

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

3. What improvement does Frances want to make to the house?
(a) Put new carpet in the living room.
(b) Repaint the bedroom.
(c) Renovate the bathroom.
(d) Replace the tiles in the kitchen.

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

5. How does Felix drop clues that all is not right?
(a) He cries.
(b) He asks about others love life.
(c) He is completely silent.
(d) He sighs heavily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the poker players worried about in the first scene?

2. What are the other poker players worried Felix does?

3. What are the characters playing when the play begins?

4. What does Felix start to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. How many rooms does Oscar's apartment have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many rooms does Oscar's apartment have, and what does this show?

2. Why do the poker players think that Felix is in danger of hurting himself?

3. Why is Speed upset with the state of the apartment during the second poker game?

4. What is the climax of the play, as demonstrated in the final scene?

5. Why is this play called "The Odd Couple"?

6. How do the other poker players respond to the news that Oscar has thrown Felix out, and why?

7. What happens when Felix tries to make conversation with the Pigeon sisters?

8. Who is Blanche, and why does she call Oscar at the beginning of the play?

9. What does Oscar demand that Felix does right before leaves?

10. What do Roy and Murray say when Frances first calls, and what does this reveal about their attitudes towards women?

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