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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In response to what Teddy reveals about Ruth's physical condition, what does Max say?
(a) He's got lots of experience taking care of people who are unwell.
(b) Ruth will learn to love the family.
(c) Ruth's mother can get along without her.
(d) They would all enjoy having a baby in the family.

2. After Lenny mocks Teddy who sits with his packed suitcases, what object does Lenny begin looking for?
(a) The scissors
(b) His sandwich
(c) The newspaper
(d) The broken clock

3. What does Lenny say in response to Max's demand for an explanation of the noise that awoke him?
(a) Lenny asks Max to loan him some money.
(b) Lenny blames the noise on Joey and his friends.
(c) Lenny asks Max about the night he was conceived.
(d) Lenny tells Max that Sam turned up the radio.

4. In his first appearance in the play, Joey comes home and immediately asks a question about what?
(a) He wonders if the roof has been repaired.
(b) He wonders if there is any food.
(c) He asks if his brother is home.
(d) He asks where the newspaper is.

5. What happens to Sam after he delivers his startling announcement to the family in the final scene?
(a) He goes upstairs.
(b) Teddy punches him.
(c) He leaves the house.
(d) He collapses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comparison does Ruth use in her discussion with Lenny after Teddy has been mocked by Lenny?

2. What does Sam tell Teddy about Teddy's mother at the beginning of the last scene?

3. When Max comes downstairs, what does he say woke him?

4. What does Ruth want to do by herself shortly after she and Teddy arrive at the family home?

5. How does Sam describe Jessie?

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