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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 Ruth's response when Teddy asks her to go home?
(a) She is non-committal and almost non-responsive.
(b) She hugs him.
(c) She shouts at him to leave her alone.
(d) She tries to reason with him.

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

3. When trying to convince her to go home with him, what does Teddy remind Ruth of?
(a) He talks about taking a new trip.
(b) He reminds her about her sons.
(c) He tells her about his childhood.
(d) He says she is making a poor impression on his family.

4. After he reminisces, what does Max ask Sam?
(a) Max asks Sam to wash the breakfast dishes.
(b) Max asks Sam to stop whistling.
(c) Max asks Sam to give him a few bucks.
(d) Max asks Sam when he's going to work.

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 Teddy why it's taken him so long to visit.
(b) Lenny asks if Teddy is a good father.
(c) Lenny asks if Teddy makes enough money to support his family.
(d) Lenny asks a question about being a doctor of philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max say about whether or not he followed his father's wishes?

2. What does Teddy tell Max about his life with Ruth?

3. When Max and Joey leave after the conversation between Lenny and Ruth, who goes with them?

4. When Max sees Ruth for the first time, what does he ask Teddy?

5. What does Ruth say Teddy was nervous about before they came to the family home for this visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Act Two opens, what positive and negative comments does Max make about his late wife?

2. For what does Max criticize Sam when Sam is in the kitchen?

3. By the end of the first act, which characters has Max not physically or verbally abused?

4. Act One, scene 3 begins the morning after Teddy and Ruth have arrived; what characters have not yet met Ruth?

5. Describe Max's initial reaction to Ruth.

6. What kinds of demands does Ruth make on the brothers?

7. What does Teddy tell Max about his family life with Ruth?

8. What comparison does Ruth make when referring to the relationship between words and actions?

9. What argument do Max and Joey have at the beginning of the Act 1, Scene 3?

10. What did Ruth say she did for a living before she was married?

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