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

2. Where does Lenny tell Ruth he thinks Teddy has been?
(a) Sweden
(b) Australia
(c) America
(d) Switzerland

3. What complaint does Max have about his sons?
(a) Max says that his sons always want him to take care of them.
(b) Max says that his sons eat too much.
(c) Max says that his sons have no ambition.
(d) Max says that his sons are both unfriendly.

4. As they bicker, what does Max grab as if to hit Lenny?
(a) A lamp
(b) A baseball bat
(c) His umbrella
(d) His cane

5. In his first appearance in the play, Joey comes home and immediately asks a question about what?
(a) He asks where the newspaper is.
(b) He wonders if there is any food.
(c) He wonders if the roof has been repaired.
(d) He asks if his brother is home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max tell Lenny to stop?

2. What does Lenny want Max to tell him?

3. What does Max want Sam to do when Joey goes upstairs?

4. What does Lenny say in response to Max's demand for an explanation of the noise that awoke him?

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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