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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lenny say Max used to always like doing?
(a) Singing with his sons.
(b) Playing ball with his sons.
(c) Taking his sons on outings.
(d) Tucking his sons into bed.

2. Where did Sam get some cigars?
(a) From a friend
(b) From an American fare
(c) From a fellow worker with a new baby
(d) From a tobacco store

3. Who was Jessie?
(a) Sam and Max's sister
(b) Lenny's wife
(c) Max's wife
(d) A former neighbor

4. What does Sam say to Max about why Sam helped take care of Jessie?
(a) Sam says he helped Jessie because she was his sister.
(b) Sam reminds Max that Jessie had trouble hearing.
(c) Sam tells Max he could afford to give Jessie money.
(d) Sam reminds Max that he was the only one Max trusted with Jessie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max tell Lenny to stop?

2. How does Max taunt Joey?

3. At the end of the first scene, what does Max reveal about MacGregor?

4. What does Max describe as "one flow of stinking pus after another?"

5. What complaint does Max have about his sons?

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