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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. How long have Teddy and Ruth been married?

2. What did an old lady once ask Teddy to move for her?

3. What does Lenny say has been keeping him up?

4. What does Lenny advise Max to buy in Act I?

5. Where did Max used to go out on the town with his best friend in his younger days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sam particularly proud of?

2. How does Teddy describe his family to Ruth before she meets them?

3. How does Sam speak of Jessie?

4. What does Lenny particularly ridicule about Max in Part I?

5. How does Lenny treat Ruth when he first meets her?

6. How does Max speak about his late wife Jessie in Part I?

7. What is Joey's dream?

8. What does Lenny tell Ruth he has been having trouble with?

9. What is Max's memory of his times with his friend Mac?

10. What is Teddy's demeanor towards Ruth when they arrive at Max's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the family's - especially Max's - financial struggles as working-class Londoners seem to have affected their actions and attitudes towards others around them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Pinter treat the topic of sexual assault of women by men in this play? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Pinter's intentions are in incorporating so many pauses in the dialogue between all characters? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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