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

2. What do Lenny and Max bicker about?
(a) Paying for groceries
(b) The leaking roof
(c) Lenny's chores
(d) Max's cooking

3. How is Joey related to Max?
(a) Max and Joey are brothers.
(b) Max is Joey's father.
(c) Max and Joey are cousins.
(d) Max is Joey's uncle.

4. The first time Max mentions a man named MacGregor, what does he say about him?
(a) He went to prison.
(b) MacGregor lives next door.
(c) He used to hang around with MacGregor.
(d) MacGregor was his best friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After addressing Lenny's concern about not being able to sleep, who does Teddy ask Lenny about?

2. What does Teddy tell Ruth about the house?

3. What did Lenny tell Ruth he had been asked to help an old woman with?

4. When Lenny comes downstairs, what reason does he give for not being able to sleep?

5. Which character has been on stage all through the first scene of the play?

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