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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who told Lenny earlier that his father is going to get a surprise in the morning?
(a) Joey
(b) Teddy
(c) Lenny
(d) Sam
2. What does Teddy suggest to Ruth after they have been home awhile?
(a) Teddy suggests they light a fire.
(b) Teddy suggests they go to bed.
(c) Teddy suggests they get something to eat.
(d) Teddy suggests they change their clothes.
3. What does Sam say about Max wanting him out of the house?
(a) Sam says that Max would be lonesome.
(b) Sam says that he owns part of the house.
(c) Sam says that there will be no one to cook the meals.
(d) Sam says that Max is selfish.
4. At the end of the first scene, what does Max reveal about MacGregor?
(a) MacGregor lived next door until he died.
(b) MacGregor was Max's football coach.
(c) MacGregor tried to steal the deed to the house.
(d) MacGregor was Max's father.
5. Shortly after his arrival at the family home, what does Teddy offer Ruth?
(a) Some old photographs
(b) Something to eat and drink
(c) Some family heirlooms
(d) Somewhere to change her clothes
6. What does Ruth want to do by herself shortly after she and Teddy arrive at the family home?
(a) Ruth wants to eat something.
(b) Ruth wants to take a walk.
(c) Ruth wants to take a nap.
(d) Ruth wants to change her clothes.
7. Who was Jessie?
(a) Sam and Max's sister
(b) Max's wife
(c) A former neighbor
(d) Lenny's wife
8. How does Max taunt Joey?
(a) Max says Joey will never have a good job.
(b) Max says Joey is overweight.
(c) Max says Joey has few skills for his sport.
(d) Max says Joey has no girlfriends.
9. Abandoning his search for the scissors, Max lights a cigarette he has gotten from where?
(a) From the ashtray
(b) From Lenny's jacket
(c) From his pocket
(d) From the desk
10. What does Lenny give Ruth after Teddy goes upstairs?
(a) Dessert
(b) A glass of water
(c) Teddy's old books
(d) A family photo
11. What do Lenny and Max bicker about?
(a) Max's cooking
(b) Lenny's chores
(c) Paying for groceries
(d) The leaking roof
12. 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 trim his hair.
(b) He plans to use them to threaten Lenny.
(c) He needs to open a package.
(d) He wants to cut something out of the paper.
13. What does Max say he could instinctively know?
(a) Whether or not an employer would hire him
(b) Whether or not a female horse would go the distance
(c) Whether or not a girl would go out with him
(d) Whether or not a used car had been in an accident
14. What does Teddy tell Ruth about the house?
(a) Teddy says that he has never liked the house.
(b) Teddy says he was born in the house.
(c) Teddy says the house is about to be sold.
(d) Teddy says that five generations have lived in the house.
15. As they bicker, what does Max grab as if to hit Lenny?
(a) A baseball bat
(b) His cane
(c) His umbrella
(d) A lamp
Short Answer Questions
1. What occupation does Lenny tell Ruth he's always imagined for himself?
2. What does Lenny say he did to the old woman instead of helping her?
3. What does Sam say to Max about why Sam helped take care of Jessie?
4. What do Lenny and Ruth argue about?
5. What does Sam brag about?
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