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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 ask Ruth to do before she leaves?
2. What does Joey call Ruth when he sees her with Lenny in Part IV?
3. What does Ruth say about when she first met Teddy?
4. What does Lenny try to take from Ruth in Part III?
5. What does Max criticize Sam for doing in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ruth get the better of Lenny in Part III?
2. What does Lenny do that is somewhat shocking when he dances with Ruth?
3. How does Teddy react to his brothers' sexual actions towards his wife?
4. What does Ruth tell Lenny she once worked as?
5. In Part III, what does Max invite his sons to do with him?
6. Who does Max feel he has supported for a long time?
7. What does Ruth tell Teddy's family about when they first met?
8. What does Max call Ruth when he first meets her?
9. What does Ruth call Lenny that puts him suddenly and completely on edge?
10. What does Max tell Sam their father told Max just before he died?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think Pinter intends to communicate to the reader about Teddy's character through his reactions to his family's outrageous treatment of Ruth throughout the play? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does Pinter use the initial conversation in Act I - the opening scene of the play - between Max and Lenny to set the reader's expectations for the dynamic between these two characters for the remainder of the play? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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