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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would you say Felix is NOT obsessive about?

2. What improvement does Frances want to make to the house?

3. Why do the men gather to play poker every week?

4. Why is it difficult to breathe in Oscar's apartment when the play begins?

5. How is Roy's personality best described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What embarrassing thing does Oscar do when the Pigeon sisters arrive, and what does this suggest about Oscar?

2. Why does Murray like the fact that Felix lives with Oscar?

3. Why is Felix upset when Oscar arrives the night of their date with the Pigeon sisters?

4. Why does Felix bring the Pigeon sisters to Oscar's apartment at the end of the play?

5. What do the poker players decide to do when Felix arrives in the first scene, and why?

6. What is Felix obsessed with? Why do you think this is?

7. When Oscar asks Felix to move in, what does Felix start doing? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

10. What does Felix do to get rid of his sinus problems, and what does this reveal about Felix?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail at least three attributes a person needs to be a good friend. Judge whether or not Felix and Oscar are good friends to each other.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how The Odd Couple demonstrates the impact of divorce on middle-aged men.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the marriages and divorces of Oscar and Felix, and analyze what these events reveal about them as characters.

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