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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Ruth tell Lenny she and Teddy live?
(a) Italy
(b) England
(c) America
(d) Australia

4. When Max hits Joey in the stomach because Joey doesn't obey him, who moves to help Joey?
(a) Ruth
(b) Teddy
(c) Lenny
(d) Sam

5. What does Teddy tell Ruth about the house?
(a) Teddy says that he has never liked the house.
(b) Teddy says the house is about to be sold.
(c) Teddy says he was born in the house.
(d) Teddy says that five generations have lived in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth want to do by herself shortly after she and Teddy arrive at the family home?

2. Who has fond memories of a father who played with him and took good care of him?

3. As the play begins, Lenny is in the living room of the house where he lives with which two other people?

4. What is the relationship between the two characters who are up early at the beginning of Act I, Scene 3?

5. What reason does Sam give for believing that he is the best at his job?

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