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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lenny tell Ruth about a diseased prostitute?

2. When Lenny gets flustered, what does Ruth do?

3. Aside from Teddy's education, why does Lenny say he envies Teddy?

4. Before he comes home, where has Joey been?

5. Where did the deed to the house come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Lenny says he envies Teddy for what reasons?

3. When Teddy arrives at his family's home, what does he find unchanged?

4. When Lenny first greets his brother, why does the conversation involve a clock?

5. When Max comes downstairs complaining of noise, what kind of an explanation does Lenny give?

6. Max threatens violence toward his son Lenny at different points in the play; give one example.

7. The first time Lenny is alone with Ruth, what kinds of personal information does he share with her?

8. What does Lenny ask his father about the night he was conceived?

9. Just after they arrive at the house, what does Teddy reassure Ruth about?

10. Why does Lenny say he is angry at Ruth for calling him by his full name, Leonard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Teddy's acceptance of the photograph of his grandfather. Explain when the incident takes place and give two interpretations of why the playwright might have included this incident.

Essay Topic 2

The subject of prostitution comes up several times during the play. Give at least two examples and explain what larger implication this subject carries.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of the character of MacGregor who, although never actually appearing in the play, has a profound influence on the family.

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