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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 is the nature of the family business?
(a) Mechanic
(b) Plumber
(c) Butcher
(d) Printer
2. As the men compliment Ruth after lunch, what is Max reminiscing about?
(a) His childhood
(b) His days as a football player
(c) His days at the horse track
(d) His wife
3. When Max realizes that Teddy and Ruth are not going to be thrown out of his house, what does Max do?
(a) Max throws a dish at the wall.
(b) Max hits Joey.
(c) Max tries to throw Ruth out the door.
(d) Max yells at Teddy.
4. What does Sam do when Max collapses after verbally abusing Ruth?
(a) Sam goes to help Max.
(b) Sam yells at Joey.
(c) Sam picks up the broken dishes.
(d) Sam goes out the door.
5. How many women appear onstage in the play?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) One
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Max, when his father was dying, what did he tell Max to do?
2. What does Sam do before he leaves for work after lunch?
3. While Max is questioning Teddy about when he plans to leave, how does Joey interact with Ruth?
4. What is Sam doing in the kitchen during Max's and Joey's discussion about going out together?
5. What two characters are up early the next morning at the opening of Act I, Scene 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what does Max criticize Sam when Sam is in the kitchen?
2. What did Ruth say she did for a living before she was married?
3. What similarity is there between Teddy and Ruth's family and Max and Jessie's family?
4. What argument do Max and Joey have at the beginning of the Act 1, Scene 3?
5. By the end of the first act, which characters has Max not physically or verbally abused?
6. Why does Max hit Joey?
7. As Act Two opens, what positive and negative comments does Max make about his late wife?
8. What comparison does Ruth make when referring to the relationship between words and actions?
9. What does Max tell Teddy about Teddy and Ruth's wedding?
10. Act One, scene 3 begins the morning after Teddy and Ruth have arrived; what characters have not yet met Ruth?
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