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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 prompts Art to go to the restroom and vomit?
(a) Art's hamburger was not cooked properly.
(b) Art has the flu.
(c) Lenny speaks about Art's mother.
(d) Art ate some bad seafood.

2. What type of food does Art eat for lunch with Arthur?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Burgers and fries.
(c) Italian.
(d) Mexican.

3. Who wins Art's coin toss that helps him make a decision?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Phlox.

4. Where do Art and Phlox make love when they meet again?
(a) In Phlox's apartment.
(b) In the library.
(c) In the weather woman's apartment.
(d) In Cleveland's shanty.

5. Who is Arthur talking to on the phone when he pretends to be Art?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Phlox.
(c) Riri.
(d) Art's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a part of Art's daily routine?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason Cleveland likes the collection activity?

3. What has Cleveland had too much of to steel his courage?

4. What food does Phlox's roommate serve at her party?

5. What does one of the women in the house say about Cleveland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who helps Art to free himself of the bonds related to his father?

2. How does Art still struggle with his sexuality?

3. Explain how Art's lack of real friendship in his life has driven him to behave the way he does with Cleveland, Phlox and Arthur.

4. What seems to be the source of Art's greatest emotional pain?

5. How does the author insinuate that Art's mother's death was somehow mob related?

6. Why does Art have such a hard time choosing between Phlox and Arthur?

7. What does Cleveland ultimately want from his friendship with Art?

8. What is the irony revealed when Arthur's mother comes to the apartment with mended clothes?

9. Why is Art uncomfortable knowing that the other gangsters know who he is?

10. How does Phlox meet Art's father?

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