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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. After she finishes her water, where does Ruth go?
(a) Upstairs
(b) Outside on the front porch
(c) Outside for a walk
(d) Into the kitchen

2. In his long speech, what does Teddy call the members of his family?
(a) Animals
(b) Objects
(c) Boors
(d) Drunkards

3. Why does Max collapse after he verbally abuses Ruth for the first time?
(a) Max collapses from his heart ailment.
(b) Max collapses from the exertion of hitting Joey.
(c) Max collapses when he sees he is cut badly.
(d) Max collapses from grief.

4. The first time Max meets Ruth, what doe Teddy tell Max about her?
(a) Teddy says that he is planning to just stay overnight.
(b) Teddy tells Max that Ruth is his girlfriend.
(c) Teddy tells Max that he lives in New York.
(d) Teddy tells Max that Ruth is his wife.

5. When Max sees Ruth for the first time, what does he ask Teddy?
(a) Max asks who gave him permission to bring a tart into the house.
(b) Max asks where Teddy is living.
(c) Max asks if Teddy has a job.
(d) Max asks how long he is planning to stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only character left on stage at the end of Act I, Scene 2?

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

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

4. Where does Lenny tell Ruth he thinks Teddy has been?

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

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