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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sam, Teddy. Joey, and Lenny do after Max physically abuses Sam?
(a) Everyone is still.
(b) Everyone leaves the room.
(c) Everyone looks at Ruth.
(d) Everyone places blame where they think it is due.

2. What two characters are up early the next morning at the opening of Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Sam and Joey
(b) Lenny and Joey
(c) Teddy and Ruth
(d) Joey and Max

3. When Lenny re-enters the room after Teddy and Ruth have had their private discussion, what kind of small talk does Ruth engage in with Lenny?
(a) She talks about how the weather is changing.
(b) She talks about how the living room is decorated.
(c) She talks about a certain kind of shoe she is fond of.
(d) She talks about an article she read in the paper.

4. When Teddy and Ruth are left alone in the living room, how does he try to convince her to go home with him?
(a) He tells her that she could get her old job back.
(b) He says she is making a poor impression on his family.
(c) He reminds her about her sons.
(d) He tells her he wants to leave.

5. As Lenny joins the conversation that Ruth, Lenny, and Teddy have been engaged in after lunch, what subject does Lenny ask Teddy about?
(a) Lenny asks if Teddy is a good father.
(b) Lenny asks Teddy why it's taken him so long to visit.
(c) Lenny asks a question about being a doctor of philosophy.
(d) Lenny asks if Teddy makes enough money to support his family.

6. Which character does Max refer to as a "maggot" and a "grub"?
(a) Lenny
(b) Teddy
(c) Joey
(d) Sam

7. What does Max say about whether or not he followed his father's wishes?
(a) Max said he resented what his father asked him.
(b) Max said he left home.
(c) Max said he decided it wasn't his responsibility.
(d) Max said he did what his father asked.

8. After she has gotten up off the floor, what does Ruth ask Teddy?
(a) If they're going to leave soon
(b) If the family has read any of his work
(c) If his family always argues this much
(d) If he remembers his mother

9. What does Ruth tell Lenny about her life before she married Teddy?
(a) She says she was a school teacher.
(b) She says she used to always go out in the evenings.
(c) She says she used to think she would never marry.
(d) She says she was a photographic model.

10. What does Sam do when Max collapses after verbally abusing Ruth?
(a) Sam picks up the broken dishes.
(b) Sam goes to help Max.
(c) Sam goes out the door.
(d) Sam yells at Joey.

11. After lunch, Max abruptly turns his attention from reminiscing to Sam. Who does he compare Sam to?
(a) A famous boxer
(b) MacGregor
(c) Teddy
(d) Himself (Max)

12. What does Ruth say Teddy was nervous about before they came to the family home for this visit?
(a) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about the money they spent on the trip.
(b) Ruth says Teddy was nervous that Max wouldn't like her.
(c) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about seeing his family.
(d) Ruth says Teddy was nervous about traveling.

13. What kind of response does Max get from the family to his question about the surprising appearance of his son and a woman Max does not know, suddenly standing in his living room?
(a) Joey leaves.
(b) Everyone starts talking at once.
(c) Lenny apologizes.
(d) No one says anything.

14. What comparison does Ruth use in her discussion with Lenny after Teddy has been mocked by Lenny?
(a) The seeds in a pod and the growth of a tree
(b) the setting of the sun and the emergence of the stars
(c) The relationship between the movement of her leg and the movement of her underwear
(d) The love of a boy for his horse

15. What is the relationship between the two characters who are up early at the beginning of Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Father and Son
(b) Uncle and Nephew
(c) Husband and wife
(d) Brothers

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Max, what made Sam a bad son?

2. After questioning Teddy , what does Max say about Ruth?

3. How many children does Ruth have?

4. What does Sam do before he leaves for work after lunch?

5. Which two characters have been out working when the play begins but come home before Ruth and Teddy arrive?

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