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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. Who is the only character left on stage at the end of Act I, Scene 2?
(a) Teddy
(b) Lenny
(c) Max
(d) Ruth

2. Why does Max collapse after he verbally abuses Ruth for the first time?
(a) Max collapses from his heart ailment.
(b) Max collapses from the exertion of hitting Joey.
(c) Max collapses when he sees he is cut badly.
(d) Max collapses from grief.

3. Just before the end of Act Two, Scene 1, What does Teddy give a long speech about?
(a) How his mother would be proud of him
(b) How families shouldn't argue
(c) Why he needs to leave
(d) How important his works are

4. After Max recovers from his collapse, what does he ask Ruth?
(a) Max asks Ruth if she plans to leave soon.
(b) Max asks Ruth to get him an ice bag.
(c) Max asks Ruth if she is a mother.
(d) Max asks Ruth why she got involved with Teddy.

5. When he first appears in the play, Max enters the living room and is looking for a scissor for what reason?
(a) He wants to trim his hair.
(b) He plans to use them to threaten Lenny.
(c) He needs to open a package.
(d) He wants to cut something out of the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sam say was a hard worker and a fast learner?

2. What is the nature of the family business?

3. What is the last thing Ruth tells Teddy as he leaves at the end of the play?

4. What does Lenny tell Ruth about a diseased prostitute?

5. What two characters are up early the next morning at the opening of Act I, Scene 3?

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