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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lenny gets flustered, what does Ruth do?
(a) Ruth pats Lenny on the head.
(b) Ruth laughs.
(c) Ruth sits on Lenny's lap.
(d) Ruth apologizes.

2. What does Lenny tell Ruth about a diseased prostitute?
(a) Lenny says he was in love with her.
(b) Lenny says he lectured her.
(c) Lenny says he nearly beat her to death.
(d) Lenny says he took her to a hospital.

3. How long ago did Teddy move out of the family home?
(a) Many years
(b) A week
(c) Several days
(d) Several months

4. What does Teddy reassure Ruth about?
(a) Their new car
(b) Meeting his family
(c) Her appearance
(d) The thunderstorm

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

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

7. How does Max taunt Joey?
(a) Max says Joey will never have a good job.
(b) Max says Joey is overweight.
(c) Max says Joey has few skills for his sport.
(d) Max says Joey has no girlfriends.

8. 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.

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

10. What does Teddy suggest to Ruth after they have been home awhile?
(a) Teddy suggests they change their clothes.
(b) Teddy suggests they get something to eat.
(c) Teddy suggests they light a fire.
(d) Teddy suggests they go to bed.

11. How does Max respond to Lenny's question right after Max wakes up?
(a) Max tells Lenny to leave.
(b) Max hits Lenny with a cane.
(c) Max spits at Lenny.
(d) Max reassures Lenny.

12. When he first appears in the play, Max enters the living room and is looking for a scissor for what reason?
(a) He plans to use them to threaten Lenny.
(b) He wants to trim his hair.
(c) He needs to open a package.
(d) He wants to cut something out of the paper.

13. How does Sam describe Jessie?
(a) He says she was unfriendly.
(b) He says she was a charming woman.
(c) He says she was always tired.
(d) He says she was beautiful.

14. Why does Max say that when Sam gets married, he should bring his bride home?
(a) There will be a big party.
(b) Max will tell her the family's history.
(c) Max will give her a family heirloom.
(d) She can cook for them.

15. Which character has been on stage all through the first scene of the play?
(a) Lenny
(b) Sam
(c) Joey
(d) Max

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Lenny earlier that his father is going to get a surprise in the morning?

3. When Max comes downstairs, what does he say woke him?

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

5. Abandoning his search for the scissors, Max lights a cigarette he has gotten from where?

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