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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lenny comes downstairs, what reason does he give for not being able to sleep?
(a) Lenny says he is having nightmares.
(b) Lenny says it is too cold in his room.
(c) Lenny says there is something ticking that is keeping him awake.
(d) Lenny says he is too worried to sleep.

2. In which city does "The Homecoming" take place?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Detroit
(d) Chicago

3. Shortly after his arrival at the family home, what does Teddy offer Ruth?
(a) Some family heirlooms
(b) Some old photographs
(c) Something to eat and drink
(d) Somewhere to change her clothes

4. As the play begins, Lenny is in the living room of the house where he lives with which two other people?
(a) His father and his brother
(b) His father and his uncle
(c) His two brothers
(d) His mother and his father

5. What does Lenny want Max to tell him?
(a) If his parents were trying to have a baby or if his conception was an accident
(b) If he was going to inherit the house someday
(c) Why he gets blamed for everything that happens
(d) Why no one would ever loan him any money

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Lenny tell Ruth he thinks Teddy has been?

4. What does Lenny say he did to the old woman instead of helping her?

5. Who, instead of Max, does Lenny say he should have asked for an answer to a question that's been bothering him?

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