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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lenny ask Ruth to do?
(a) Go for a walk with him
(b) Share her dessert
(c) Hold his hand
(d) Tour the house

2. In what sport does Joey participate?
(a) Tennis
(b) Football
(c) Baseball
(d) Boxing

3. What does Teddy tell Ruth about the house?
(a) Teddy says he was born in the house.
(b) Teddy says that he has never liked the house.
(c) Teddy says that five generations have lived in the house.
(d) Teddy says the house is about to be sold.

4. What does Teddy reassure Ruth about?
(a) The thunderstorm
(b) Her appearance
(c) Meeting his family
(d) Their new car

5. What does Lenny say Max used to always like doing?
(a) Singing with his sons.
(b) Taking his sons on outings.
(c) Playing ball with his sons.
(d) Tucking his sons into bed.

6. Which character has been on stage all through the first scene of the play?
(a) Max
(b) Lenny
(c) Sam
(d) Joey

7. What does Lenny say he did to the old woman instead of helping her?
(a) Hit her
(b) Gave her some money
(c) Got someone else to help her
(d) Laughed at her

8. Who was Jessie?
(a) Lenny's wife
(b) A former neighbor
(c) Sam and Max's sister
(d) Max's wife

9. What reason does Max give for Sam having never married?
(a) He's never met the right woman.
(b) He hates women.
(c) He's too busy having sex in the back seat.
(d) He can't afford to get married.

10. What does Lenny tell Ruth about a diseased prostitute?
(a) Lenny says he was in love with her.
(b) Lenny says he lectured her.
(c) Lenny says he took her to a hospital.
(d) Lenny says he nearly beat her to death.

11. Where did Sam get some cigars?
(a) From a tobacco store
(b) From an American fare
(c) From a friend
(d) From a fellow worker with a new baby

12. How are Teddy and Ruth related to Max?
(a) Nephew and niece
(b) Son and daughter-in-law
(c) Son and daughter
(d) Grandson and granddaughter

13. What does Ruth call Lenny?
(a) Mr. Mean
(b) Leonard
(c) Sweetie
(d) Little Baby

14. What did Lenny tell Ruth he had been asked to help an old woman with?
(a) Getting to the doctor
(b) An old-fashioned washing machine
(c) A dresser she needed moved
(d) Finding her cat

15. 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 rotten cheat
(c) A dirty thief
(d) A sheep in wolf's clothing

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after his arrival at the family home, what does Teddy offer Ruth?

2. What does Max describe as "one flow of stinking pus after another?"

3. When he first appears in the play, Max enters the living room and is looking for a scissor for what reason?

4. Where does Ruth say she and Teddy have been vacationing?

5. What complaint does Max have about his sons?

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