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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Homecoming Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Lenny say he did to the old woman instead of helping her?
(a) Hit her
(b) Laughed at her
(c) Got someone else to help her
(d) Gave her some money

2. What does Sam say about Max wanting him out of the house?
(a) Sam says that there will be no one to cook the meals.
(b) Sam says that Max would be lonesome.
(c) Sam says that he owns part of the house.
(d) Sam says that Max is selfish.

3. When Teddy and Ruth first arrive at the family home, what does Ruth say she is feeling?
(a) Very cold
(b) Very bored
(c) Very tired
(d) Very excited

4. What does Lenny say when Ruth asks how he knew the prostitute was diseased?
(a) Lenny says the prostitute told him she was diseased.
(b) Lenny says a buddy told him the prostitute was diseased.
(c) Lenny says the prostitute's mother told him she was diseased.
(d) Lenny says he just decided she was diseased.

5. What does Ruth want to do by herself shortly after she and Teddy arrive at the family home?
(a) Ruth wants to eat something.
(b) Ruth wants to take a nap.
(c) Ruth wants to change her clothes.
(d) Ruth wants to take a walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ruth say she and Teddy have been vacationing?

2. What does Lenny want Max to tell him?

3. Abandoning his search for the scissors, Max lights a cigarette he has gotten from where?

4. What complaint does Max have about his sons?

5. On what subject does Lenny ask Max for advice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Max say about his understanding of female horses?

5. What does Max mean when he uses the phrase "one flow of stinking pus after another?"

6. What conflicting information does Max give about MacGregor (his father)?

7. Who is Jessie and what do we learn about her at the beginning of the play?

8. After Lenny tells Ruth the story about a violent act he once committed, what story does he then tell Ruth about about an old woman?

9. During the argument over the glass of water, what does Ruth dare Lenny to do?

10. What evidence do we have that Max dominates his brother Sam, as well as his own sons?

(see the answer keys)

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