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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he first appears in the play, Max enters the living room and is looking for a scissor for what reason?
(a) He wants to cut something out of the paper.
(b) He wants to trim his hair.
(c) He plans to use them to threaten Lenny.
(d) He needs to open a package.

2. What does Sam brag about?
(a) Being the best chauffeur in the firm
(b) Being the most requested security guard
(c) Being the most productive worker in the factory
(d) Being the best cook in the restaurant

3. How does Sam describe Jessie?
(a) He says she was a charming woman.
(b) He says she was always tired.
(c) He says she was unfriendly.
(d) He says she was beautiful.

4. After Sam reminds Max that he took Jessie out in a limo because he was taking care of her, what does Max call Sam?
(a) A maggot and a grub
(b) A sheep in wolf's clothing
(c) A dirty thief
(d) A rotten cheat

5. What does Lenny want Max to tell him?
(a) Why no one would ever loan him any money
(b) If his parents were trying to have a baby or if his conception was an accident
(c) Why he gets blamed for everything that happens
(d) If he was going to inherit the house someday

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character has been on stage all through the first scene of the play?

2. When does Max say that Sam will be out of the house?

3. At the end of the first scene, what does Max reveal about MacGregor?

4. After addressing Lenny's concern about not being able to sleep, who does Teddy ask Lenny about?

5. Who, instead of Max, does Lenny say he should have asked for an answer to a question that's been bothering him?

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