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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ruth say she and Teddy have been vacationing?
(a) Australia
(b) Italy
(c) America
(d) England

3. What is Sam's job?
(a) Cook
(b) Factory worker
(c) Security guard
(d) Chauffeur

4. How does Max taunt Joey?
(a) Max says Joey is overweight.
(b) Max says Joey will never have a good job.
(c) Max says Joey has no girlfriends.
(d) Max says Joey has few skills for his sport.

5. How long ago did Teddy move out of the family home?
(a) A week
(b) Many years
(c) Several days
(d) Several months

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jessie?

2. In his first appearance in the play, Joey comes home and immediately asks a question about what?

3. What does Lenny say in response to Max's demand for an explanation of the noise that awoke him?

4. Where does Ruth tell Lenny she and Teddy live?

5. What does Lenny say when Ruth asks how he knew the prostitute was diseased?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Max respond to Lenny's question about his conception?

2. Explain how Sam feels about his performance at work.

3. Describe Max's attitude toward his brother Sam.

4. Lenny says he envies Teddy for what reasons?

5. What evidence do we have that Max dominates his brother Sam, as well as his own sons?

6. After Lenny tells Ruth the story about a violent act he once committed, what story does he then tell Ruth about about an old woman?

7. What is the relationship between Max and Rose and what two other characters have the same relationship?

8. Which characters, although not seen onstage, are mentioned frequently throughout the play, and how is each related to Max?

9. "The Homecoming" takes place in an old London house where four men live. Who are these men and how are they related to each other?

10. What story Lenny tells Ruth after he has asked to hold her hand?

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