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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sam doing in the kitchen during Max's and Joey's discussion about going out together?
(a) Sam is washing the dishes.
(b) Sam is repairing the radio.
(c) Sam is chopping carrots.
(d) Sam is talking to Lenny.

2. How many children does Ruth have?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) One

3. What does Lenny say in response to Max's demand for an explanation of the noise that awoke him?
(a) Lenny blames the noise on Joey and his friends.
(b) Lenny tells Max that Sam turned up the radio.
(c) Lenny asks Max to loan him some money.
(d) Lenny asks Max about the night he was conceived.

4. According to Max, what made Sam a bad son?
(a) He was useless in the family business.
(b) He never came to see his parents.
(c) He didn't help take care of his father when he was dying.
(d) He stole money from his father.

5. In his long speech, what does Tedd say he won't do?
(a) Come back again to see the family
(b) Become lost in his family's lives
(c) Stoop to his family's level
(d) Give his family anything

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ruth's response when Teddy asks her to go home?

2. When Teddy and Ruth first arrive at the family home, what does Ruth say she is feeling?

3. The first time Max meets Ruth, what doe Teddy tell Max about her?

4. What does Lenny want Max to tell him?

5. When Joey, Max, and Lenny return home from the gym on the afternoon of the second day, what does Joey do?

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