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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. What is the relationship between Ed and Arnold?
2. Whom does Ed resent?
3. Why will Ed not introduce Arnold to his parents?
4. What is the name of the singer on the stage?
5. Who calls Arnold?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does this act end?
2. Why does Ed come to the theatre and what happens at the beginning of the conversation?
3. How do each of the men (Ed and Arnold) feel about the possibility of a renewed relationship?
4. Describe the fight between Arnold and his mother after the news of David's adoption was discusssed.
5. Who is Mrs. Beckoff and describe her initial impressions during her visit to Arnold.
6. Give a brief description of the opening to this scene.
7. What happens when Arnold joins Ed and David on the park bench?
8. Describe the interactions of the characters on stage at the opening of this act.
9. What is happening from another part of the stage and how does it tie in with Arthur?
10. Define the term "fugue," and how it is applicable in this scene.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the "The International Stud: Scene 4," Arnold frequents in a gay bar. Discuss the following ideas in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:
1. Do you think a bar is a good way to meet a prospective lover, be it homosexual or heterosexual?
2. Why do you think many single people choose to frequent bars as a place to meet someone?
3. What role do you think alcohol and/or other recreational drugs play in the bar scene?
4. What are some alternative ways/places to meet a prospective lover?
Essay Topic 2
In "Fugue in a Nursery: Prologue," it is obvious that Laurel and Ed end up together. Discuss one of the following topics in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:
1. Compare and contrast the way a heterosexual versus a homosexual relationship might be different in the day to day living of it.
2. Discuss how the lack of legal rights may help or hinder a gay relationship. Should homosexual relationships enjoy the benefits of legality? Why or why not.
3. Compare and contrast the attitude towards homosexuals in the early sixties with the attitudes in the first decade of the 21st century.
Essay Topic 3
In the first "Fugue in a Nursery, Stretto," the author continues to craft the piece metaphorically as a musical fugue, in which the term stretto is used in this scene. Discuss the following ideas in a well-developed essay using specific examples both from the text and any research you complete:
1. Define the term "stretto" in terms of musical composition.
2. Briefly discuss how you think this term is appropriate to the action in this scene.
3. Do you as a reader and/or audience member think the extended metaphor in which the author engages in naming some of the acts is appropriate? What about if one has no musical knowledge?
4. What is most effective and least effective in how the author frames this play around the organization of a fugue?
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