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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what does Max accuse Sam of doing?
(a) Forgetting to pick up the groceries
(b) Making noise out of resentment
(c) Taking other people's sides
(d) Breaking the radio

2. Which of the following characters has been discussed but has never appeared on stage?
(a) Joey
(b) Sam
(c) Lenny
(d) Jessie

3. What does Sam do before he leaves for work after lunch?
(a) Sam tries to get Max to apologize.
(b) Sam shakes Ruth's hand.
(c) Sam washes the breakfast dishes.
(d) Sam tells Teddy a secret.

4. What is the relationship between the two characters who are up early at the beginning of Act I, Scene 3?
(a) Uncle and Nephew
(b) Husband and wife
(c) Brothers
(d) Father and Son

5. What did Lenny tell Ruth he had been asked to help an old woman with?
(a) Finding her cat
(b) A dresser she needed moved
(c) Getting to the doctor
(d) An old-fashioned washing machine

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lenny re-enters the room after Teddy and Ruth have had their private discussion, what kind of small talk does Ruth engage in with Lenny?

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

3. When Max and Joey leave after the conversation between Lenny and Ruth, who goes with them?

4. When Teddy comes downstairs while Ruth and Lenny are talking together, what does Lenny do?

5. When Sam comes in from the kitchen, what emotion of Sam's does Max say he doesn't understand?

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